Support for Research Biobanks Among Medical Students in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Walkowiak D. Miraleyeva A. Batyrova T. Domaradzki J.
1 October 2024Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Biopreservation and Biobanking
2024#22Issue 5475 - 485 pp.
Background: Over the past few years, several biobanks have been organized in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK). As research biobanks are becoming an increasingly important tool for precision medicine, they require competent biobankers who will help disseminate the idea of biobanking throughout the society and support donation for research purposes. This study aimed to assess the support for research biobanks among medical students (MSs) in Kazakhstan. Methods: This research includes data from an anonymous, self-administered online questionnaire regarding MSs support for research biobanks in the RoK. Results: Only 212 (31.3%) MSs have heard of biobanks and 466 (68.7%) have not. Students who were biobank-aware held more positive views regarding biobanks, were more likely to support the idea of establishing a research biobank in Kazakhstan, and expressed a greater willingness to donate their biological material for research purposes. Students awareness of biobanks was also associated with the respondents motivations to donate. Students who were familiar with biobanks tended to be motivated by altruistic reasons more often, and those unfamiliar with biobanks tended to indicate selfish motives. Students attitudes toward donation to various types of research and biobanks were influenced by their awareness of biobanks, any family history of genetic disease, experience of chronic disease, declared religiousness, hospitalization history, blood donor status, and year of study. Conclusion: Since MSs awareness of research biobanks is low, there is an urgent need for biobank education in Kazakhstan. Copyright 2024, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
attitudes , biobanking , biobanking education , human biological material , medical students , research biobanks , the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Department of Organization and Management in Health Care, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Department of Psychology, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Department of Normal Physiology, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Department of Organization and Management in Health Care
Department of Psychology
Department of Normal Physiology
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
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