Title: An empirical analysis of intention to use array-comparative genomic hybridisation method

Authors: Ching-Kuo Wei; Shun-Hsing Chen; Ming-Chih Chen

Addresses: Department of Healthcare Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan ' Department of Marketing & Distribution Management, Oriental Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan ' Department of Marketing & Logistics Management, Yu Da University of Science and Technology, Miao-li County, Taiwan

Abstract: Because of advancements in modern medical technology, array-Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (aCGH), a new type of prenatal genome detection technology, has a higher resolution than that of traditional chromosome inspection techniques and can rely on chromosome chip inspection to compensate for the deficiencies of traditional chromosome inspection techniques. This study mainly used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to evaluate the intention of pregnant women to use chromosome chip detection and to determine the factors that influence such intentions. The results showed that the public's knowledge on chromosome chip inspection, perceived susceptibility, and cues to action has positive effects on usage intention, whereas perceived barriers have negative effects on usage intention.

Keywords: aCGH; array-comparative genomic hybridisation; HBM; health belief model; usage intention; intention to use; prenatal genome detection; pregnant women; chromosome chip detection; chromosome chip inspection; perceived susceptibility; cues to action; perceived barriers.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2016.078291

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2016 Vol.21 No.3, pp.279 - 294

Received: 12 Sep 2015
Accepted: 27 Nov 2015
Published online: 14 Aug 2016 *

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