The Attitudes and Intention to Participate in Hemoglobinopathy Carrier Screening in The Netherlands among Individuals from Turkish, Moroccan, and Surinamese Descent
Table 1
Demographics of participants by ethnicity.
Total
Turkish
Moroccan
Surinamese
Age, mean (SD) range: 18–45 years
33.4 (7.5)
32.7 (7.6)
33.4 (7.4)
34.2 (7.4)
Gender, (%)
Male
144 (48%)
50
45
49
Female
157 (52%)
50
55
52
Partner, (%)
Yes, married
126 (42%)
59
51
16
Yes, living together
23 (8%)
1
3
19
No
152 (50%)
40
46
66
Duration relationship in years, mean (SD)
11.5 (6.9)
12.1 (7.1)
10.9 (6.3)
11.7 (7.6)
Children, (%)
Yes
178 (59%)
65
53
60
No
123 (41%)
35
47
41
Country of birth, (%)
Turkey
70 (23%)
70
—
—
Morocco
84 (28%)
—
84
—
Surinam
57 (19%)
—
—
57
The Netherlands
90 (30%)
30
16
44
Country of birth father, (%)
Turkey
100 (33%)
99
1
—
Morocco
99 (33%)
—
99
—
Surinam
99 (33%)
—
—
99
The Netherlands
3 (1%)
1
—
2
Country of birth mother, (%)
Turkey
100 (33%)
100
—
—
Morocco
100 (33%)
—
100
—
Surinam
97 (32%)
—
97
The Netherlands
4 (1%)
—
4
Educational level (highest educational level obtained in The Netherlands; )
Low
44 (21%)
15 (24%)
18 (28%)
11 (13%)
Intermediate
106 (50%)
26 (42%)
33 (51%)
47 (55%)
High
63 (30%)
21 (34%)
14 (22%)
28 (33%)
Educational level (highest educational level obtained in country of birth; )
Low
22 (25%)
14 (37%)
7 (20%)
1 (7%)
Intermediate
52 (59%)
18 (47%)
22 (63%)
12 (80%)
High
14 (16%)
6 (16%)
6 (17%)
2 (13%)
Duration interview in minutes, mean (SD): range 29–156 min
