Public knowledge of thalassemia in Greece and current concepts of the social status of the thalassemic patients

Public Perceptions and Attitudes of Bangladeshi Population towards Thalassemia Prevention: A Nationwide Study

“…Our study results demonstrate that only 44.7% of the respondents had heard of thalassemia. As Bangladesh lies in the thalassemia belt, the level of awareness is unexpectedly lower than the countries including Malaysia (76%), Greece (93%), Bahrain (65%) and Italy (85%) (17,20,22,23). The most worrisome nding in this study is that of the participants who declared to know about thalassemia, only 37.7% have adequate knowledge and 32.1% believed that thalassemia is a transfusion transmitted disease.…”

Public Perceptions and Attitudes of Bangladeshi Population towards Thalassemia Prevention: A Nationwide Study

“…Our study results demonstrate that only 44.7% of the respondents had heard of thalassemia. As Bangladesh lies in the thalassemia belt, the level of awareness is unexpectedly lower than the countries including Malaysia (76%), Greece (93%), Bahrain (65%) and Italy (85%) (17,20,22,23). The most worrisome nding in this study is that of the participants who declared to know about thalassemia, only 37.7% have adequate knowledge and 32.1% believed that thalassemia is a transfusion transmitted disease.…”

Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice towards thalassaemia among Indonesian youth

“…Overall, the majority of our respondents (74.5%) claimed they had heard of thalassaemia. This was relatively satisfactory when compared with findings from other thalassaemia-prevalent countries including Bangladesh (33%), Saudi Arabia (48%), Turkey (58%), Bahrain (65%), Malaysia (76.4%), Italy (85%) and Greece (95%) 18–24…”

Thalassemia: a prevalent disease yet unknown term among college students in Saudi Arabia

“…The results of the present study showed that less than half of the study population had heard of thalassemia. This awareness is considerably lower than that reported in other countries, including Greece (90%), Italy (85%), Bahrain (65%), and Turkey (58%) (Al Hajeri and Al Arrayed 2012; Armeli et al 2005;Politis et al 1991;Savas et al 2010). These results are unfortunate, especially in a country with a high thalassemia prevalence.…”

Public Perceptions and Attitudes of Bangladeshi Population towards Thalassemia Prevention: A Nationwide Study

“…Our study results demonstrate that only 44.7% of the respondents had heard of thalassemia. As Bangladesh lies in the thalassemia belt, the level of awareness is unexpectedly lower than the countries including Malaysia (76%), Greece (93%), Bahrain (65%) and Italy (85%) (17,20,22,23). The most worrisome nding in this study is that of the participants who declared to know about thalassemia, only 37.7% have adequate knowledge and 32.1% believed that thalassemia is a transfusion transmitted disease.…”

Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice towards thalassaemia among Indonesian youth

“…Overall, the majority of our respondents (74.5%) claimed they had heard of thalassaemia. This was relatively satisfactory when compared with findings from other thalassaemia-prevalent countries including Bangladesh (33%), Saudi Arabia (48%), Turkey (58%), Bahrain (65%), Malaysia (76.4%), Italy (85%) and Greece (95%) 18–24…”

Thalassemia: a prevalent disease yet unknown term among college students in Saudi Arabia

“…The results of the present study showed that less than half of the study population had heard of thalassemia. This awareness is considerably lower than that reported in other countries, including Greece (90%), Italy (85%), Bahrain (65%), and Turkey (58%) (Al Hajeri and Al Arrayed 2012; Armeli et al 2005;Politis et al 1991;Savas et al 2010). These results are unfortunate, especially in a country with a high thalassemia prevalence.…”

Public Perceptions and Attitudes of Bangladeshi Population towards Thalassemia Prevention: A Nationwide Study

“…Our study results demonstrate that only 44.7% of the respondents had heard of thalassemia. As Bangladesh lies in the thalassemia belt, the level of awareness is unexpectedly lower than the countries including Malaysia (76%), Greece (93%), Bahrain (65%) and Italy (85%) (17,20,22,23). The most worrisome nding in this study is that of the participants who declared to know about thalassemia, only 37.7% have adequate knowledge and 32.1% believed that thalassemia is a transfusion transmitted disease.…”

Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice towards thalassaemia among Indonesian youth

“…Overall, the majority of our respondents (74.5%) claimed they had heard of thalassaemia. This was relatively satisfactory when compared with findings from other thalassaemia-prevalent countries including Bangladesh (33%), Saudi Arabia (48%), Turkey (58%), Bahrain (65%), Malaysia (76.4%), Italy (85%) and Greece (95%) 18–24…”

Thalassemia: a prevalent disease yet unknown term among college students in Saudi Arabia

“…The results of the present study showed that less than half of the study population had heard of thalassemia. This awareness is considerably lower than that reported in other countries, including Greece (90%), Italy (85%), Bahrain (65%), and Turkey (58%) (Al Hajeri and Al Arrayed 2012; Armeli et al 2005;Politis et al 1991;Savas et al 2010). These results are unfortunate, especially in a country with a high thalassemia prevalence.…”