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Table 3 General knowledge about thalassaemia (correct, incorrect and don’t know)

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

Question (correct answer)

Responses

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%)