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Table 1 Participant characteristics (parents)

From: The parental perspective of thalassaemia in Bangladesh: lack of knowledge, regret, and barriers

Variables

n

%

Caregiver (total)

365

100

Mother

212

58.1

Father

153

41.9

Type of marriage of parents

Arranged

311

85.21

Love

54

14.79

Consanguineous marriage

Yes

59

16.16

No

306

83.84

Father’s education

No formal education

40

11

Primary

96

26.3

Secondary

47

12.9

Higher secondary

73

20

Graduate

109

29.9

Mother’s education

No formal education

42

11.5

Primary

123

33.7

Secondary

61

16.7

Higher secondary

76

20.8

Graduate

63

17.3

Monthly family income*

 < $177

132

36.2

$177–295

93

25.5

$295–590

87

23.8

 > 590

53

14.5

No. of children

1 child

78

21.4

2 child

153

41.9

 > 2 child

134

36.7

No. of thalassaemic child

1 child

302

82.7

2 child

60

16.4

 > 2 child

3

0.8

Thalassaemic patient in extended family

Yes

80

21.9

No

277

75.9

Don’t know

8

2.2

Thalassaemia caused a death in extended family

Yes

82

22.5

No

272

74.5

Don’t know

11

3

Heard about thalassaemia before the diagnosis in child

Yes

11

3

No

354

97

Screening of thalassaemia before marriage?

Yes

0

0

No

365

100

  1. *1 USD equels to 84.75 BDT