Table 3.

Distribution of studied sample of children with thalassemia according to their family and past medical history. Reported by mother. (n = 106).

Family history		N	%
Degree of consanguinity between parents	The first	41	38.7
	Second	16	15.1
	There is no degree of consanguinity	49	46.2
Presence of family history of thalassemia	Yes	57	53.8
	No	49	46.2
Past child medical history
In case of presence of family member affected (n = 57) (Results not mutually exclusive)	the father	35	61.4
	the mother	22	38.6
	Brother	11	19.3
	Uncle	12	21.1
Discovering the disease	Accidentally	39	36.8
	Symptoms of the disease	57	53.8
	Complications of the disease	10	9.4
Removing of the spleen	Yes	39	36.8
	No	67	63.2
The child’s age at the time of the spleen-ectomy. (n = 39)	≤ Three years	10	25.6
	> Three years	29	74.4