Tay Sachs disease carrier screening in schools: Educational alternatives and cheekbrush sampling

摘要: Purpose: Tay Sachs disease carrier screening programs have been offered successfully worldwide since 1970. The typically offer education, testing, and counseling to provide reproductive choices. One such program has Jewish school students in Melbourne 1998. In a time of increasing public awareness genetics, require continuous evaluation updating. Methods: Over 2 successive years, longitudinal involved attending schools Melbourne. Both qualitative quantitative techniques were used analyze alternative methods for education sampling procedures. Comparisons (1) computer-based resource versus an oral educational presentation (2) blood enzyme genetic testing cheekbrush alone. Results: session was effective significantly students' knowledge (10.5% ± 1.2%, P < .0001) decreasing their anxiety about being (−12.2% 1.6%, .0001). For the students, no significant differences found between presentation. There more accepting test lower when compared with offered. Conclusions: Computer-based instruction is equally effective, addition offering advantages self-paced learning minimization human resources as within program. Cheekbrush preferred should be implemented into current practices programs. These results present alternatives reflecting developing technology.