Table 1.
Characteristics & background information of the respondents.
| Variables | Frequency (n = 2761*) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Marital Status | |
| Yes | 2181 (79.0) |
| No | 513 (18.6) |
| Married to a relative | |
| Yes | 830 (30.1) |
| No | 1719 (62.3) |
| Been pregnant with an affected baby | |
| Yes | 260 (9.4) |
| No | 2145 (77.7) |
| Undergone abortion before | |
| Yes | 957 (34.7) |
| No | 1450 (52.5) |
| Ever diagnosed your fetus for genetic diseases before delivery | |
| Yes | 85 (3.1) |
| No | 2309 (83.6) |
| Family history of genetic diseases | |
| Yes | 741 (26.8) |
| No | 2016 (73.0) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 318 (11.5) |
| Female | 2284 (82.7) |
| Age | |
| 18–25 | 405 (14.7) |
| 26–30 | 456 (16.5) |
| 31–35 | 59 (2.1) |
| 36 and above | 1740 (63.0) |
| Education | |
| High School | 644 (23.3) |
| Undergraduate | 1577 (57.1) |
| Post-graduate | 507 (18.4) |
| No education | 14 (0.5) |
| Heard of ‘prenatal diagnosis’ | |
| Yes | 1374 (49.8) |
| No | 1343 (48.6) |
*Total respondents without excluding any missing values.