Ramzi G. Salloum|Thomas J. George|Natalie L. Silver|Merry Jennifer Markham|Jaclyn Hall|Yi Guo|Jiang Bian|Louis Shenkman
Rural-urban and racial-ethnic differences in awareness of direct-to-consumer genetic testing
University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida|University of Florida
access directtoconsumer genetic testing services increased recent years however disparities knowledge awareness services well documented examined awareness genetic testing services ruralurban racialethnic statusanalyses conducted using pooled crosssectional data 4 waves 20112014 health information national trends survey hints descriptive statistics compared sample characteristics information sources ruralurban residence logistic regression used examine relationship geography racialethnic status awareness genetic testing controlling sociodemographic characteristicsof 13749 respondents 167 resided rural areas 138 hispanic 101 nonhispanic black rural residents less likely urban residents report awareness genetic testing 074 95 ci 063087 compared nonhispanic whites racialethnic minorities less likely aware genetic testing hispanic 068 95 ci 056082 nonhispanic black 074 95 ci 061090ruralurban racialethnic differences exist awareness directtoconsumer genetic testing differences may translate disparities uptake genetic testing health behavior change disease prevention precision personalized medicine