| Questions | Males (n = 143) | Females (n = 241) | Significant |
| How is thalassemia transmitted? | 24 (16.7%) | 78 (32.3%) | 0.005 |
| Are there types of thalassemia? | 18 (12.5%) | 68 (28.2%) | 0.005 |
| Thalassemia infects… | 26 (18.1%) | 141 (58.5%) | 0.002 |
| Is thalassemia treatable? | 17 (11.8%) | 57 (23.5%) | 0.004 |