KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES WITH RELEVANCE TO THALASSEMIA

Authors

  • Zafar Zaheer Department of Economics, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Qamr Uz Zaman Department of Statistics University of Peshawar, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Muhammad Iqbal Department of Statistics University of Peshawar, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Basharat Hameed Department of Economics, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar - Pakistan
  • Saima Wazir Department of Economics, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar - Pakistan

Keywords:

Thalassemia,, KAP, awareness, logistic, regression

Abstract

Objective: Assessing Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in relation to Thalassemia.
Material and Methods: Cross-sectional survey is conducted in Fatmeed foundation and Hamza Foundation of Peshawar
from May 2012 to September 2012 with the help of structured questionnaire and interviews. Self-designed
questionnaire is used to determine the demographics of the patients and gauge their knowledge and practices related
to Thalassemia. However, questionnaire developed by Ratip and Modell (1996) is used to gauge the attitude of the
parents of Thalassemic patients. The survey is conducted in the health centers in Peshawar that specialize in providing
medical facilities to patients suffering from blood disorders. Logistic Regression and Chi Square test of Association is
used to arrive at results
Results: attitude and practice towards treatment and other important actions such as family extension are greatly affected
by the knowledge about thalassemia as well as by culture. Awareness about the pre and post marriage treatment
supported by culture and religious beliefs for the potentially at risk families as well as general public is very necessary
to facilitate the prevention of the disease.
Conclusion: The lack of awareness about the nature of Thalassemia in general public in combination with the cultural
and religious influence affects the attitude and practices of people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa negatively in relation to
Thalassemia prevention.

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Published

2015-06-18

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Zaheer, Z., Zaman, Q. U., Iqbal, M., Hameed, B., & Wazir, S. (2015). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES WITH RELEVANCE TO THALASSEMIA. Journal of Medical Sciences, 23(2), 109–112. Retrieved from https://jmedsci.com/Jmedsci/article/view/243

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