Table 1 Demographic data of the parents of thalassemic children

Mother

71

71

Father

29

29

2

Respondent Age

15 yr to 20 yr

2

2

21 yr to 25 yr

7

7

26 yr to 30 yr

34

34

31 yr to 35 yr

17

17

36 yr to 40 yr

26

26

Above 40 yr

14

14

Mean age

32 ± 8.07 yr

3

Father’s Educational status

Illiterate

43

43

Undermatric

34

34

Matric

13

13

Undergraduate

2

2

Graduate

3

3

Postgraduate

2

2

4

Mother’s Educational Status

Illiterate

75

75

Undermatric

14

14

Matric

9

9

Undergraduate

1

1

Graduate

0

0

Postgraduate

0

0

5

Family Income Status in PKRs

Less than 5000

37

37

5000 to 10000

40

40

10000 to 20000

13

13

More than 20000

10

10

6

Gender of Affected Children

Male

66

66

Female

34

34

7

Birth Order of Affected children

1^st

38

38

2^nd

25

25

3^rd

9

9

4^th

14

14

5^th

10

10

6^th

3

3

7^th

0

0

8^th

1

1