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Table 2 Distribution of responses (correct/incorrect/doesn’t know) of 12 knowledge related questions among students who have heard about thalassaemia (n = 521)

From: Lack of knowledge and misperceptions about thalassaemia among college students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional baseline study

Questions

Correct n (%)

Incorrect n (%)

Don’t know n (%)

χ2

p

1. Thalassaemia is a contagious disease (NO)

271 (52%)

106 (20.3%)

144 (27.7%)

79.84

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

72 (13.8%)

58 (11.1%)

94 (18%)

  

  Business Studies

15 (2.9%)

12 (2.3%)

12 (2.3%)

  

  Science

184 (35.5%)

36 (6.9%)

38 (7.4%)

  

2. Thalassaemia is a genetic disease (Yes)

292 (56%)

74 (14.2%)

155 (29.8%)

28.26

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

99 (19%)

33 (6.3%)

92 (17.7%)

  

  Business Studies

22 (4.2%)

6 (1.2%)

11 (2.1%)

  

  Science

171 (32.8%)

35 (6.7%)

52 (10%)

  

3. Thalassaemia could be transmitted through blood transfusion from a person with thalassaemia (No)

43 (8.3%)

336 (64.4%)

142 (27.3%)

34.93

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

23 (4.4%)

114 (21.9%)

87 (16.7%)

  

  Business Studies

3 (0.6%)

25 (4.8%)

11 (2.1%)

  

  Science

17 (3.3%)

197 (37.8%)

44 (8.4%)

  

4. Marriage between two carriers can lead to a child with thalassaemia major (Yes)

315 (60.4%)

42 (8.1%)

164 (31.5%)

32.85

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

107 (20.5%)

19 (3.6%)

98 (18.8%)

  

  Business Studies

22 (4.2%)

4 (0.8%)

13 (2.5%)

  

  Science

186 (35.7%)

19 (3.6%)

53 (10.2%)

  

5. If one parent is a carrier, the couple has a chance of having a child with thalassaemia disease (No)

62 (11.9%)

285 (54.7%)

174 (33.4%)

38.31

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

29 (5.6%)

93 (17.9%)

102 (19.6%)

  

  Business Studies

7 (1.3%)

17 (3.3%)

15 (2.9%)

  

  Science

26 (5%)

175 (33.6%)

57 (10.9%)

  

6. Marriage between close relatives can increase the chance of thalassaemia (Yes)

115 (22.1%)

151 (29%)

255 (48.9%)

3.0

0.588

  Arts and humanities

44 (8.4%)

63 (12.1%)

117 (22.5%)

  

  Business Studies

7 (1.3%)

13 (2.5%)

19 (3.6%)

  

  Science

64 (12.3%)

75 (14.4%)

119 (22.8%)

  

7. Thalassaemia carriers are as healthy as normal people (Yes)

184 (35.3%)

163 (31.3%)

174 (33.4%)

22.512

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

79 (15.2%)

50 (9.6%)

95 (18.2%)

  

  Business Studies

11 (2.1%)

13 (2.5%)

15 (2.9%)

  

  Science

94 (18%)

100 (19.2%)

64 (12.3%)

  

8. Thalassaemia is a preventable disease (Yes)

134 (25.7%)

165 (31.7%)

222 (42.6%)

14.79

0.005

  Arts and humanities

60 (11.5%)

55 (10.6%)

109 (20.9%)

  

  Business Studies

14 (2.7%)

9 (1.7%)

16 (3.1%)

  

  Science

60 (11.5%)

101 (19.4%)

97 (18.6%)

  

9. Thalassaemia is a completely curable disease (No)

129 (24.7%)

201 (38.6%)

191 (36.7%)

20.30

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

42 (8.1%)

93 (17.9%)

89 (17.1%)

  

  Business Studies

4 (0.8%)

23 (4.4%)

12 (2.3%)

  

  Science

83 (15.9%)

85 (16.3%)

90 (17.3)

  

10. Which part of the human body or organ is affected by Thalassaemia? (Blood or circulatory system)

61 (11.7%)

26 (5%)

434 (83.3%)

23.82

< 0.0001

  Arts and humanities

12 (2.3%)

8 (1.5%)

204 (39.2%)

  

  Business Studies

2 (0.4%)

2 (0.4%)

35 (6.7%)

  

  Science

47 (9%)

16 (3.1%)

195 (37.4%)

  

11. Anyone could be a thalassaemia carrier including you. (Yes)

330 (63.4%)

118 (22.6%)

73 (14%)

17.63

0.001

  Arts and humanities

123 (23.6%)

55 (10.6%)

46 (8.8%)

  

  Business Studies

27 (5.2%)

7 (1.3%)

5 (1%)

  

  Science

180 (34.5%)

56 (10.7%)

22 (4.2%)

  

12. Thalassaemia can be identified by blood test (Yes)

340 (65.2%)

113 (21.7%)

68 (13.1%)

17.16

0.002

  Arts and humanities

129 (24.8%)

52 (10%)

43 (8.3%)

  

  Business Studies

24 (4.6%)

10 (1.9%)

5 (1%)

  

  Science

187 (35.9%)

51 (9.8%)

20 (3.8%)

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