Table 1 Participants’ information regarding gender, parental consanguinity, residence and their knowledge on thalassemia
Characteristic | Parameters | No. of Participants, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1138 (60.1) |
Female | 739 (39.9) | |
Consanguineous parents | Yes | 81 (4.32) |
No | 1796 (95.68) | |
Residence | Urban | 1268 (67.6) |
Rural | 609 (32.4) | |
Knowledge regarding thalassemia | Prior knowledge about thalassemia | 1279 (68.14) |
Knowledge about how thalassemia is acquired | 707 (37.66) | |
Presence of patients or carriers in the participants family | Yes | 50 (2.66) |
No | 459 (24.45) | |
Not known | 1368 (72.88) |