From: The parental perspective of thalassaemia in Bangladesh: lack of knowledge, regret, and barriers
Question (correct answer) | Responses | ||
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Correct | Incorrect | Don’t know | |
1. Thalassaemia is a contagious disease (NO) | 334 (91.5%) | 5 (1.4%) | 26 (7.1%) |
2. Thalassaemia is a genetic disease (Yes) | 247 (67.7%) | 84 (23%) | 34 (9.3%) |
3. Thalassaemia could be transmitted through blood transfusion from a person with thalassaemia (No) | 307 (84.1%) | 2 (0.6%) | 56 (15.3%) |
4. Marriage between two carriers can lead to a child with thalassaemia major (Yes) | 321 (87.9%) | 6 (1.6%) | 38 (10.4%) |
5. Thalassaemia carriers are as healthy as normal people (Yes) | 199 (54.5%) | 60 (16.4) | 106 (29%) |
6. Thalassaemia is a preventable disease (Yes) | 188 (51.5%) | 82 (22.5%) | 95 (26%) |
7. Thalassaemia is a completely curable disease (No) | 247 (67.7%) | 50 (13.7%) | 68 (18.6%) |
8. Which part of the human body or organ is affected by Thalassaemia? (Blood or circulatory system) | 193 (52.9%) | 10 (2.7%) | 162 (44.4%) |
9. Anyone could be a thalassaemia carrier including you. (Yes) | 279 (76.4) | 34 (9.3%) | 52 (14.2%) |
10. Thalassaemia can be identified by blood test (Yes) | 303 (83%) | 19 (5.2%) | 43 (11.8%) |