|
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
|
