Research Article

Quantifying the Levels of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genetic Counseling in 350 Saudi Adults

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

VariableN ()

Age (years)
18 – 28113 (32.2)
29 – 39112 (31.9)
40 – 5078 (22.2)
> 5048 (13.7)

Gender (Male)100 (28.5)

Marital status
Single83 (23.6)
Married240 (68.4)
Widowed13 (3.7)
Divorced15 (4.3)

Educational level
Illiterate10 (2.8)
Read/Write9 (2.6)
Elementary20 (5.7)
Intermediate23 (6.6)
High School76 (21.7)
University213 (60.7)