Table 4.
Socio-demographic differences regarding termination of pregnancies affected by thalassaemia major
| Agreeable for termination of pregnancy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | p value | ||
| Total | 83 (100) | 33 (39.8) | 50 (60.2) | |
| Gender | Male | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 0.5 |
| Female | 19 (38.8) | 30 (61.2) | ||
| No data | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ethnic group | Malay | 17 (27.0) | 46 (73.0) | < 0.001* |
| Chinese | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2 %) | ||
| Indian | Not applicable | |||
| Others | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Religion | Muslim | 17 (26.6) | 47 (73.4) | 0.001* |
| Buddhist | 13 (86.7) | 2 (13.3 %) | ||
| Christian | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | ||
| Hindu | Not applicable | |||
| Educational status | Primary | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 0.7* |
| Secondary | 20 (40.8) | 29 (59.2) | ||
| Diploma | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | ||
| University | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | ||
| Missing data | 1 | 5 | ||
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 40.3 ± 7.1 | 41.3 ± 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Number of affected children | Mean ± SD | 1.10 ± 0.30 | 1.43 ± 0.54 | 0.2 |
*p values presented here are based on comparisons across multiple groups