[The client's viewpoint on genetic counseling. Acceptability of the service in an Oristanese community (Cabras)].
At Cabras (Oristano), a town characterized by a high incidence of thalassaemia and G6PD deficiency less than half the people between 18 and 35 have a fair knowledge of genetic diseases and of their prevention. The lack of information is higher among people working in the primary sector, housewives and generally, among those who are uneducated. The majority of the people we have interviewed are favourable to undergo analysis to single out carriers. Of these many have said to be unwilling to give birth to children if they belong to a couple at risk. Other have said they do not exclude of having children all the same but to be willing to amniocentesys, and to miscarriage if necessary. From a total calculation results that 88,03% of the men and 82,18% of the women we have interviewed would use, as a prevention, the information obtained from a genetic centre.