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Table 5 Participants’ attitudes toward trust and privacy (n = 967)

From: Perceptions, attitudes, and willingness of the public in low- and middle-income countries of the Arab region to participate in biobank research

 

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

I worry about the privacy of my medical information when I share it with my doctor

485(50.2)

141 (14.6)

341(35.3)

I worry about the privacy of my medical information when I share it with researchers

548(56.7)

171 (17.7)

248(25.6)

I trust the individuals in charge of biobanks

184(19.0)

392 (40.5)

391(40.4)

Mean total “attitudes toward trust/privacy” score

mean ± SD

5.34 ± 1.59