Table 1 Socio-demographic data of Thalassemia patients and their care takers:
Variables | Numbers | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 46 | 58.2 |
Female | 33 | 41.8 | |
In years | |||
Age | Under 5 | 13 | 16.3 |
5 to 9 | 18 | 23.2 | |
10-14 | 37 | 46.5 | |
15-above | 11 | 14.0 | |
A | 17 | 21.6 | |
Blood groups | B | 21 | 26.4 |
AB | 2 | 2.6 | |
O | 39 | 49.4 | |
Il-literate | 31 | 39.4 | |
Education of the care taker | Primary | 31 | 39.4 |
Matric | 12 | 15.2 | |
Graduate | 5 | 6.1 | |
Socioeconomics | Less than 3000 | 26 | 33.3 |
(monthly house-hold income) | 3000-5000 | 19 | 24.2 |
5000-10,000 | 29 | 36.4 | |
10,000-20,000 | 5 | 6.1 | |
Status of house | Own | 60 | 75.8 |
On rent | 19 | 24.2 | |
Vaccination for Hep B | Done | 36 | 45.5 |
Not done | 33 | 42.4 | |
Don't remember | 10 | 12.1 | |