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Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Health Science Students in the United Arab Emirates toward Genomic Medicine and Pharmacogenomics: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Rahma, Azhar T. Elsheik, Mahanna Elbarazi, Iffat Ali, Bassam R. Patrinos, George P. Kazim, Maitha A. Alfalasi, Salma S. Ahmed, Luai A. Maskari, Fatma Al |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Medical and health science students represent future health professionals, and their perceptions are essential to increasing awareness on genomic medicine and pharmacogenomics. Lack of education is one of the significant barriers that may affect health professional’s ability to interpret and communicate pharmacogenomics information and results to their clients. Our aim was to assess medical and health science students’ knowledge, attitudes and perception for a better genomic medicine and pharmacogenomics practice in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated questionnaire distributed electronically to students recruited using random and snowball sampling methods. A total of 510 students consented and completed the questionnaire between December 2018 and October 2019. The mean knowledge score (SD) for students was 5.4 (±2.7). There were significant differences in the levels of knowledge by the year of study of bachelor’s degree students, the completion status of training or education in pharmacogenomics (PGX) or pharmacogenetics and the completion of an internship or study abroad program (p-values < 0.05. The top two barriers that students identified in the implementation of genomic medicine and pharmacogenomics were lack of training or education (59.7%) and lack of clinical guidelines (58.7%). Concerns regarding confidentiality and discrimination were stated. The majority of medical and health science students had positive attitudes but only had a fair level of knowledge. Stakeholders in the UAE must strive to acquaint their students with up-to-date knowledge of genomic medicine and pharmacogenomics. |
| Starting Page | 191 |
| e-ISSN | 20754426 |
| DOI | 10.3390/jpm10040191 |
| Journal | Journal of Personalized Medicine |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of Personalized Medicine Medical Informatics Knowledge Attitudes Genomic Medicine Pharmacogenomics Barriers Uae Students |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
