Young people’s awareness on biobanking and DNA profiling: results of a questionnaire administered to Italian university students

Tozzo, Pamela; Fassina, Antonio; Caenazzo, Luciana

doi:10.1186/s40504-017-0055-9

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“…Indeed, 8.06% of PICI laboratory staff compared to 69.93% of other laboratory staff is unaware of the exact role and activities of a biobank. This is in contrast to a study among Italian students where 83.7% were aware of the role and activities of biobanks [29]. The results also showed that biologists had significantly higher knowledge of the role and activities of a biobank than engineers, technicians and PhD students.…”

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Study of laboratory staff’ knowledge of biobanking in Côte d’Ivoire

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Background A biobank is a structure which collects and manages biological samples and their associated data. The collected samples will then be made available for various uses. The sharing of those samples raised ethical questions which have been answered through specific rules. Thus, a Biobank functioning under tight ethical rules would be immensely valuable from a scientific and an economic view point. In 2009, Côte d’Ivoire established a biobank, which has been chosen to house the regional biobank of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries in 2018. To ensure optimal and efficient use of this biobank, the scientific community must be aware of its existence and its role. It was therefore necessary to evaluate the knowledge of laboratories staff on the role and activities of a biobank. Methods This descriptive study was done by questioning staff from laboratories working on human’s health, animals or plants. The laboratories were located in southern Côte d’Ivoire. Results A total of 205 people completed the questionnaire. Of these 205 people, 34.63% were biologists, 7.32% engineers, 48.78% technicians and 9.27% PhD students. The average length of work experience was 10.11 ± 7.83 years. In this study, 43.41% of the participants had never heard of biobanking. Only 48.78% of participants had a good understanding of the role of a biobank. Technicians and PhD students were less educated on the notion of biobank (p < 0.000001). Although biologists were more educated on this issue, 21.13% of them had a misconception of biobank. Good knowledge of the role of a biobank was not significantly related to the work experience’s length (p > 0.88). Conclusion The level of knowledge of laboratory staff about biobanking needs to be improved. Training on the role, activities and interests of the biobank is important.

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Study of laboratory staff’ knowledge of biobanking in Côte d’Ivoire

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“…of other laboratory staff is unaware of the exact role and activities of a biobank. This is in contrast to a study among Italian students where 83.7% were aware of the role and activities of biobanks [29]. The results also showed that biologists had signi cantly higher knowledge of the role and activities of a biobank than engineers, technicians and PhD students.…”

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Study of laboratory staff' knowledge of biobanking in Côte d'Ivoire

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N'Dri

Money

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Background: The biobank is a structure that manages and makes available biological resources. The biobank has medical, scientific and economic interests in an ethical manner. In 2009, Côte d'Ivoire established a biobank, which has housed the regional biobank of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries since 2018. To ensure optimal and efficient use of this biobank, scientific stakeholders must be aware of its existence and role. It was therefore necessary to assess the knowledge of laboratory staff on the role and activities of a biobank.Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted with staff of human, animal and plant health laboratories located in southern Côte d'Ivoire. Results: A total of 205 people agreed to complete the proposed questionnaire. Of these, 34.63% are biologists, 7.32% engineers, 48.78% technicians and 9.27% PhD students. The average professional experience was 10.11 ± 7.83 years. Respectively, 47.32% and 43.41% have never heard of biocollection and biobank. Only 48.78% of participants had a good understanding of the role of a biobank. Technicians and PhD students were less educated on the notion of biobank (p<0.000001). Biologists, although they were more educated on this issue, 21.13% of them had a misconception of biobank. Good knowledge of the role of a biobank was not significantly related to the duration of professional experience (p>0.88). Conclusion: The level of knowledge of laboratory staff about biobanking remains to be improved. Training on the role, activities and interests of the biobank is important.

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“…Once we established the general aims of the study, a questionnaire was developed by the research team, using a similar structure that had previously been used in another study involving our university students (Tozzo et al 2017) and considering previous similar research on women’s attitudes towards social freezing. The questionnaire was subsequently piloted on a small number (n=30) of young women (19-30 years old) of reproductive age belonging to medical, administrative and professional staff at our insitution, reflective of potential respondents, and questions were modified with suggested changes made as appropriate, with the help of an expert in the field of statistics and survey development.…”

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Understanding social oocyte freezing in Italy: a scoping survey on university female students’ awareness and attitudes

Tozzo

Fassina

Nespeca

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Life Sci Soc Policy

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In Western countries, a social trend toward delaying childbearing has been observed in women of reproductive age for the last two decades. This delay is due to different factors related to lifestyle, such as the development of a professional career or the absence of the right partner. As a consequence, women who defer childbearing may find themselves affected by age-related infertility when they decide to conceive. Fertility preservation techniques are, therefore, proposed as a solution for these women. Among all possible solutions, social freezing is an alternative strongly discussed from a scientific, social and ethical point of view. A survey among 930 female students at the University of Padova (Italy) investigated their knowledge and attitudes on social egg freezing and their potential intentions regarding this procedure. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the level of awareness of age-related infertility in Italian young women and their attitudes regarding acceptable indications for elective oocyte freezing, their potential personal use, the circumstances in which they would then decide to use cryopreserved eggs, and their attitudes towards cost coverage and oocyte donation. Data collected in this study revealed some important points about young women and their knowledge about social oocyte freezing in Italy as compared to other European countries and the United States. Overall, 34.3% of the students reported having heard about the possibility of oocyte cryopreservation for non-medical reasons and being aware of the meaning of this procedure; only 19.5% were in favour of social egg freezing and 48.4% thought that the cost for this procedure should be borne entirely by the woman herself. Regarding egg donation, the majority of students (64.9%) would not accept donating their eggs to a known woman or couple and 42.5% would instead accept donating to a biobank. Our study shows that young Italian women are significantly less aware of age-related decline in fertility and the possibility of using social egg freezing compared to their similarly situated counterparts in other Western countries.

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Young people’s awareness on biobanking and DNA profiling: results of a questionnaire administered to Italian university students

Cited by 29 publications

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Study of laboratory staff’ knowledge of biobanking in Côte d’Ivoire

Study of laboratory staff’ knowledge of biobanking in Côte d’Ivoire

Study of laboratory staff' knowledge of biobanking in Côte d'Ivoire

Understanding social oocyte freezing in Italy: a scoping survey on university female students’ awareness and attitudes

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