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Table 2 Effect of Gender and House Hold Income on Desferrioxamine Use

From: Serum ferritin levels, socio-demographic factors and desferrioxamine therapy in multi-transfused thalassemia major patients at a government tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

Variable

 

Total Number

Percentage

Gender

   
 

Male

46

 
 

On DFE

24

52.2

 

Without DFE

22

47.8

 

Females

33

 
 

On DFE

22

66.6

 

Without DFE

11

33.3

House hold income (Rs.)

Less than 3000

20

25.3

 

On DFE

8

40.0

 

Without DFE

12

60.0

 

3000-5000

35

44.3

 

On DFE

23

65.7

 

Without DFE

12

34.3

 

5000-10000

22

27.8

 

On DFE

14

63.6

 

Without DFE

8

36.4

 

10000-20000

2

2.5

 

On DFE

1

50.0

 

Without DFE

1

50.0

  1. DFE = Desferrioxamine