Table 6 Comparison of depression, anxiety, and stress in mothers based on thalassemia issues and social life

Number of thalassemic children

 1

13.91

0.138

10.73

0.047**

18.92

0.196

 More than 1

17.33

14.96

21.92

Any other thalassemia patients in extended family

 Yes

15.94

0.413

11.77

0.834

20.24

0.687

 No

14.16

11.35

19.39

Any death due to thalassemia in extended family

 Yes

20.45

0.003***

15.22

0.037**

23.93

0.02**

 No

13.45

10.8

18.66

Number of years the 1st child has been suffering from thalassemia

 0–5

16.67

0.0942*

14.33

0.0823*

26.33

0.3239

 6–10

12.86

9.09

17.94

 11–15

12.55

10.51

18.53

 16–20

18.63

15.67

21.83

 21–25

12.48

10

17.62

 > 25

18

10.6

19.6

Transfusion Frequency

 <= 15 days

17.35

0.0693*

14.12

0.0473**

21.15

0.1910

 16–30 days

13.44

10.46

19.29

 > 30 days

11.23

7.85

15.08

Monthly Cost of Treatment

 <=5,000

16.42

0.4841

12.74

0.3543

20.54

0.39

 5,001–10,000

13.94

10.31

19.01

 10,001–20,000

14.27

13.24

20.06

 20,001–30,000

8

6

14.8

 > 30,000

19

15

21

I have an unpleasant relationship with my husband

 Strongly Disagree

13.95

0.2793

10.26

0.1333

18.03

0.2235

 Disagree

12.16

9.92

18.62

 Neutral

14.13

11.53

19.63

 Agree

15.6

14.13

23.14

 Strongly Agree

19.1

16.1

23.37

Our social life is hampered (less participation in social activities, weak bond with relatives)

 Strongly Disagree

10.97

0.0063***

6.7

0.0068***

(#)

15.08

0.0021***

 Disagree

12.77

10.97

17.67

 Neutral

13.57

11.87

18.13

 Agree

14.72

13.05

20.95

 Strongly Agree

20.24

15.15

24.94

We are concerned about our child’s future (education/job/marriage/pregnancy)

 Strongly Disagree

7.5

0.0445**

9

0.1485

11.5

0.0009***

 Disagree

4

2

6.8

 Neutral

7.67

6.33

8.33

 Agree

15

12.14

19.3

 Strongly Agree

15.55

11.46

21.16