Table 3 Participants’ characteristics and decisional conflict about NIPT pre-intervention in Japan, 2017–2020 (n = 73)
|  | n (%) | Decisional conflict Mean ± SD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean ± SD | 21.1 ± 1.4 |  |  |
Major n (%) Nursing Economics Law Rehabilitation | 47 (64.4) 11 (15.1) 9 (12.3) 6 (8.2) | 67.9 ± 18.8 64.3 ± 17.3 71.7 ± 18.5 66.2 ± 15.2 | 0.835 |
Experience of genetics education n (%) Yes No | 57 (78.1) 16 (21.9) | 75.3 ± 13.5 66.2 ± 18.5 | 0.109 |
Intention of undergoing NIPT n (%) Would want to undergo Would not want to undergo Undecided | 30 (41.1) 28 (38.4) 15 (20.5) | 67.7 ± 18.8 68.5 ± 16.1 66.2 ± 20.9 | 0.926 |
Interest in genetics n (%) High Low | 1 (1.4) 72 (98.6) | 64.0 67.8 ± 18.1 | 0.838 |