Table 1 Distribution of the participants according to socio-demographic data
Variables | No% | Variable | No% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | (73)44.8 | Age at diagnosis | ≤ 1 year | (105)65 |
Female | (90)55.2 | ≥ 1 year | (58)35 | ||
Age | 16–20 | (43)26.3 | Transfusion Frequency | Weekly | (45)27.6 |
21–25 | (63)38.7 | Monthly or more | (118)72.4 | ||
> 25 | (57)35.0 | Percentage of Ferritin | Low | (62)38.0 | |
Residency | IDP camp | (27)16.5 | High | (101)62.0 | |
Rural village | (95)58.3 | Medication for the treatment of Ferritin | Tablet | (97)59.5 | |
City | (41)25.2 | Pump machine | (48)29.5 | ||
Education levels | Primary | (22)13.5 | No treatment | (18)11.0 | |
Secondary | (67)41.1 | Complications | Change of face shape | (22)13.5 | |
Diploma and higher | (74) 45.4 | Splenomegaly and Hepatomegaly | (141)86.5 | ||