Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied thalassemic adolescents.
|
Socio-demographic Variables |
No. = (n = 50) |
% |
|
Age in years |
|
|
|
§ 12- |
16 |
32.0 |
|
§ 14- |
19 |
38.0 |
|
§ 16-18 |
15 |
30.0 |
|
14.63 ± 1.96 |
||
|
Birth order |
|
|
|
§ The first |
22 |
44.0 |
|
§ The middle |
18 |
36.0 |
|
§ The last |
9 |
18.0 |
|
§ Only child |
1 |
2.0 |
|
Residence |
|
|
|
§ Rural |
41 |
82.0 |
|
§ Urban |
9 |
18.0 |
|
Positive mother and father consanguinity |
|
|
|
§ Yes |
28 |
56.0 |
|
§ No |
22 |
44.0 |
|
If the answer was yes, what is the degree of consanguinity? |
n = 28 |
|
|
§ 2nd degree |
23 |
82.14 |
|
§ 3rd degree |
5 |
17.86 |
|
Family history of the disease |
|
|
|
§ Positive |
30 |
60.0 |
|
§ Negative |
20 |
40.0 |
|
Degree of consanguinity |
n = 30 |
|
|
§ Brothers or sisters |
20 |
66.67 |
|
§ Uncles |
2 |
6.67 |
|
§ Cousins |
7 |
23.33 |
|
§ Others |
1 |
3.3 |