Carla Sabus, Lisa VanHoose
Justice in Educational Content: A Guide to Racial and Cultural Representation in Academic and Clinical Teaching and Assessment
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hispanics continue face challenges trying access health care including epilepsy care geneticrelated health care services study examined epilepsy genetic knowledge beliefs historically underserved population questionnaires completed 641 adults epilepsy without identified cause 122 selfidentified hispanic latino 519 nonhispanic participants asked views contribution genetics cause epilepsy genetic attribution optimism advancements epilepsy genetic research genetic optimism basic genetic knowledge epilepsyspecific genetic knowledge generalized linear models used compare two groups means quantitative measures percents answered correctly individual genetic knowledge items analyses adjusted age sex education religion family history epilepsy time since last seizure hispanics differ nonhispanics genetic attribution genetic optimism number six basic genetic knowledge items answered correctly number nine epilepsyspecific genetic knowledge items answered correctly significantly lower hispanics nonhispanics adjusted mean 60 vs 67 p 001 adjustment education potential mediators proportion answered correctly significantly lower hispanics nonhispanics two items related family history penetrance epilepsyrelated genes 54 hispanics 61 nonhispanics answered correctly person epilepsy relatives increased chance getting epilepsy despite large differences sociodemographic variables including education attitudes beliefs genetics similar hispanics nonhispanics epilepsyspecific genetic knowledge lower among hispanics nonhispanics difference mostly mediated differences demographic variables genetic counseling address key concepts related epilepsy genetics ensure well understood hispanic nonhispanic patients