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Table 2 Indicators of knowledge about pre-marital by Gender, Oman, 2010
| Indicator | Total | Men | Women | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 400) | (N = 233) | (N = 167) | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Heard of PMCS | 357 (89.3) | 201 (56.3) | 156 (43.7) | 0.01 |
| Knew about regional PMCS clinic | 271 (67.8) | 148 (54.6) | 123 (45.4) | 0.51 |
| Source of knowledge | 0.003 | |||
| Health workers | 72 (18.0) | 32 (44.4) | 40 (55.6) | |
| Periodical notes | 75 (18.8) | 38 (50.7) | 37 (49.3) | |
| Health educators | 17 (4.3) | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | |
| Media | 29 (7.3) | 17 (58.6) | 12 (41.4) | |
| School | 13 (3.3) | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | |
| Friends | 60 (15.0) | 43 (71.7) | 17 (28.3) | |
| New types of premarital tests | 118 (29.5) | 60 (50.8) | 58 (49.2) | 0.18 |
| Aware of psychological burden of hereditary diseases on families | 294 (83.8) | 164 (55.8) | 130 (44.2) | 0.09 |
| Heard of following diseases: | ||||
| Thalassemia | 221 (55.3) | 94 (42.5) | 127 (57.5) | 0.001 |
| Sickle cell disease | 335 (83.8) | 186 (55.5) | 149 (44.5) | 0.01 |
| G6PD | 328 (82.0) | 173 (52.7) | 155 (47.3) | 0.001 |
| Knew about treatment for hereditary diseases | 90 (22.5) | 50 (55.6) | 40 (44.4) | 0.01 |
| Knew that PMCS may reduce spread of heredity diseases | 355 (88.8) | 206 (58.0) | 149 (42.0) | 0.66 |
