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Table 3 Mean scores for willingness to participate in biobanks and its predictors

From: Determinants of the willingness to participate in biobanking among Malaysian stakeholders in the Klang Valley

Dimension

Mean score ± Standard deviation

Interpretation

Engagement

*4.50 ± 2.25

*Moderate

Trust in key players

4.89 ± 1.06

Moderate

Attitudes towards technology

4.47 ± 1.24

Moderate

Religiosity

6.12 ± 1.23

High

Perceived benefits

4.65 ± 1.13

Moderate

Issues of data and specimen protection

4.33 ± 0.93

Moderate

Religious acceptance

4.21 ± 1.29

Moderate

Willingness to participate

4.10 ± 1.25

Moderate

  1. 1–2.99: low, 3.00–5.00: moderate, 5.01–7.00: high; *0–3.33: low, 3.34–6.66: moderate, 6.67–10: high