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Stakeholders’ Attitude to Genetically Modified Foods and Medicine
Joint Authors
Amin, Latifah
Md Jahi, Jamaluddin
Md Nor, Abd Rahim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Public acceptance of genetically modified (GM) foods has to be adequately addressed in order for their potential economic and social benefits to be realized.
The objective of this paper is to assess the attitude of the Malaysian public toward GM foods (GM soybean and GM palm oil) and GM medicine (GM insulin).
A survey was carried out using self-constructed multidimensional instrument measuring attitudes towards GM products.
The respondents (n=1017) were stratified according to stakeholders’ groups in the Klang Valley region.
Results of the survey show that the overall attitude of the Malaysian stakeholders towards GM products was cautious.
Although they acknowledged the presence of moderate perceived benefits associated with GM products surveyed and were moderately encouraging of them, they were also moderately concerned about the risks and moral aspects of the three GM products as well as moderately accepting the risks.
Attitudes towards GM products among the stakeholders were found to vary not according to the type of all GM applications but rather depend on the intricate relationships between the attitudinal factors and the type of gene transfers involved.
Analyses of variance showed significant differences in the six dimensions of attitude towards GM products across stakeholders’ groups.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amin, Latifah& Md Jahi, Jamaluddin& Md Nor, Abd Rahim. 2013. Stakeholders’ Attitude to Genetically Modified Foods and Medicine. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033016
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Amin, Latifah…[et al.]. Stakeholders’ Attitude to Genetically Modified Foods and Medicine. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033016
American Medical Association (AMA)
Amin, Latifah& Md Jahi, Jamaluddin& Md Nor, Abd Rahim. Stakeholders’ Attitude to Genetically Modified Foods and Medicine. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033016
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033016