Characterization of Genetic Counseling in San Juan y Martínez
Keywords:
Genetic counseling/ethics, Genetics.Abstract
Introduction: currently genetic counseling constitutes the most effective way to prevent genetic diseases, which is a very important link to the development of Community Medical Genetics.Objective: to characterize the effectiveness and state of Genetic Counseling in San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio province during 2003-2009.
Material and method: a retrospective, descriptive and cross sectional study was carried out. Through a non-probabilistic sampling 50 families were chosen. An interview was applied assessing different variables: effectiveness of genetic counseling, satisfaction with the services and the ethical aspects of the genetic counseling among others.
Results: some improvements were observed in the last period concerning the coverage of genetic programs, where a high percentage of those polled considered the effectiveness of genetic counseling as good and showed satisfaction.
Conclusions: the characterization of genetic counseling is very important to diagnose and prevent genetic diseases and congenital defects in San Juan y Martinez municipality.
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