Truth About Trade & Technology - Health Professionals Hold Positive Attitudes Toward Biotechnology
Truth About Trade & Technology - Health Professionals Hold Positive Attitudes Toward Biotechnology

Health Professionals Hold Positive Attitudes Toward Biotechnology



"Few biotechnology processes have elicited the degree of controversy that genetic manipulation of food through recombinant DNA technology has. Research has shown that consumers turn to health professionals for answers to questions regarding health and nutrition. This study sought to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of physicians (MDs/DOs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and registered dietitians (RDs) toward food biotechnology and genetic engineering (GE)," investigators in the United States report.

"Six hundred three-part, self-administered surveys were sent to health professionals holding active professional licenses," said Jennifer Schmidt and colleagues at the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation. "Statistical analysis included analysis of variance with Tukey's HSD and Scheffe's post hoc tests. Attitudes toward GE were positive. MDs held more positive attitudes than NPs or RDs (p=0.000). MDs and NPs supported the use of GE to improve plant resistance to pests; RDs tended to support nutritional-improvement technology."

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