Table 2 Students’ attitudes towards pharmacogenetic testing and personalized medicine
| Â | Total | Faculty of Pharmacy | Faculty of Medicine | Genetics and Bioeng. | Faculty of Health Studies | Non- ML&HS faculties | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Have you heard about personal genome testing companies? | |||||||
 Yes | 271 (50)a | 95 (57) | 101 (64) | 29 (44) | 23 (37) | 23 (27) | < 0.01 |
 No | 136 (26) | 39 (23) | 26 (16) | 25 (38) | 22 (36) | 24 (18) | |
 Do not know | 131 (24) | 32 (20) | 31 (20) | 12 (18) | 17 (27) | 39 (31) | |
Total | 538 | 166 | 158 | 66 | 62 | 86 | |
To what extent do you think genes influence your health? | |||||||
 Completely | 74 (13) | 30 (18) | 18 (11) | 8 (13) | 7 (11) | 11 (13) | < 0.01 |
 Moderately | 375 (69) | 129 (78) | 132 (80) | 43 (68) | 36 (56) | 35 (41) | |
 Not at all | 37 (7) | 1 (1) | 10 (6) | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 21 (24) | |
 Do not know | 58 (11) | 6 (3) | 5 (3) | 8 (13%) | 20 (31) | 19 (22) | |
Total | 544 | 166 | 165 | 63 | 64 | 86 | |
Would you consider having a genetic test done to find out what illnesses you might develop in the future? | |||||||
 Yes | 374 (69) | 138 (83) | 101 (64) | 45 (68) | 38 (59) | 52 (60) | < 0.01 |
 No | 110 (21) | 20 (12) | 36 (23) | 15 (23) | 20 (31) | 19 (22) | |
 Not sure | 56 (10) | 8 (5) | 20 (13) | 6 (9) | 6 (10) | 16 (18) | |
Total | 540 | 166 | 157 | 66 | 64 | 87 | |
Do you agree that personalized medicine represents a new and promising healthcare model? | |||||||
 Agree | 295 (57) | 116 (70) | 83 (52) | 31 (74) | 24 (37) | 41 (48) | < 0.01 |
 Disagree | 62 (12) | 14 (8) | 17 (11) | 1 (2) | 10 (16) | 20 (23) | |
 Not sure | 160 (31) | 37 (22) | 58 (37) | 10 (24) | 30 (47) | 25 (29) | |
Total | 517 | 167 | 158 | 42 | 64 | 86 | |
Have you ever had an adverse drug reaction? | |||||||
 Yes | 91 (17) | 41 (25) | 22 (14) | 8 (13) | 10 (16) | 10 (11) | < 0.01 |
 No | 328 (61) | 82 (51) | 112 (71) | 45 (69) | 42 (67) | 47 (54) |  |
 Do not know | 89 (16) | 38 (23) | 20 (13) | 10 (15) | 8 (13) | 13 (15) |  |
 I have never taken any medication | 29 (6) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 18 (20) |  |
 Total | 537 | 163 | 158 | 65 | 63 | 88 |  |
Have you ever found that a particular drug did not work for you? | |||||||
 Yes | 184 (34) | 67 (41) | 47 (30) | 26 (39) | 25 (39) | 19 (22) |  |
 No | 226 (42) | 69 (42) | 76 (49) | 25 (38) | 25 (39) | 31 (35) |  |
 Do not know | 90 (17) | 27 (16) | 26 (18) | 11 (17) | 7 (11) | 19 (22) |  |
 I have never taken any medication | 37 (6) | 2 (1) | 5 (3) | 4 (6) | 7 (11) | 19 (22) |  |
Total | 537 | 165 | 154 | 66 | 64 | 88 | Â |
If a PG test revealed that prescribed drug would either be ineffective or cause severe side effects, would you take the drug anyway? | |||||||
 Take the drug anyway | 62 (12) | 17 (10) | 38 (23) | 6 (10) | 9 (14) | 2 (2) | < 0.01 |
 Accept the test result and not take the drug | 117 (22) | 34 (20) | 27 (16) | 20 (30) | 20 (32) | 16 (19) |  |
 Accept the test result and take the drug only if the disease might be life-threatening | 207 (39) | 79 (48) | 61(37) | 24 (36) | 15 (24) | 28 (33) |  |
 Not sure | 150 (28) | 36 (22) | 39 (24) | 16 (24) | 19 (30) | 40 (46) |  |
Total | 536 | 166 | 165 | 66 | 63 | 66 | Â |
Would you consider contacting a personal genome testing company and ordering a PG test for yourself? | |||||||
 Yes | 211 (39) | 85 (52) | 54 (33) | 30 (45) | 28 (44) | 20 (23) | 0.01 |
 No | 117 (22) | 24 (14) | 39 (24) | 14 (21) | 17 (27) | 21 (24) |  |
 Do not know | 210 | 57 (34) | 69(43) | 22 (34) | 18 (29) | 45 (53) |  |
Total | 538 | 166 | 162 | 66 | 63 | 86 | Â |