A Report on the Education, Employment and Marital Status of Thalassemia Patients from a Tertiary Care Center in the Middle East
Very few reports in the literature have focused on the psychosocial status of patients with thalassemia. The aim of this study was to report on the education, employment, and marital status of thalassemia patients in Lebanon and potential influencing factors. A total of 228 patients from the Chronic Care Center, Hazmieh, Lebanon, were incorporated for the data analysis. Demographic, social, and clinical variables were collected. Statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson χ2 test, Fisher Exact test, and binary logistic regression. In this sample, 54.4% were employed, and 45.6% not employed. Of those employed, 65.3% were male, 62.9% single or divorced, 77.4% splenectomized. University level was reached by 26.3% subjects, 7.9% reached high school level, and 32.5% have a level less than high school. Multivariate analysis revealed higher education was most likely attained by males [odds ratio (OR) = 2.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.23-0.86] and those with no heart disease and no joint disease (OR = 27.5, 95% CI: 2.80-270 and OR = 3.40, 95% CI: 0.90-12.7, respectively). For employment, a lower average ferritin was associated with current employment. Neither the type of thalassemia nor transfusion status or type of chelation therapy corresponded with higher education or employment status. In conclusion, this is one of the few studies in the literature to look at education, employment, and marital status of thalassemia patients. Such information is essential to develop effective psychosocial support plans for our thalassemia patients.
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44 |
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Hemoglobin - 44(2020), 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 278-283 |
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Date Completed 13.07.2021 Date Revised 13.07.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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