This statistic shows the percentage of adults worldwide who had a lack of knowledge or select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016. It was found that 36 percent of respondents were not aware that lupus is a disease and 8 percent thought it was a plant.
Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Not aware lupus is a disease
36%
Believed lupus is a type of bacteria
11%
Believed lupus is a type of plant
8%
Did not know the complications associated with lupus
51%
Knew that lupus affects the joints
39%
Believed having unprotected sex contributes to someone developing lupus
adults from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.
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World Lupus Federation (WLF). (May 10, 2017). Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/
World Lupus Federation (WLF). "Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016." Chart. May 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/
World Lupus Federation (WLF). (2017). Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/
World Lupus Federation (WLF). "Percentage of Adults Worldwide Who Had Select Misconceptions about Lupus as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/
World Lupus Federation (WLF), Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/ (last visited January 14, 2025)
Percentage of adults worldwide who had select misconceptions about lupus as of 2016 [Graph], World Lupus Federation (WLF), May 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/731080/common-misconceptions-and-lack-of-knowledge-surrounding-lupus-worldwide/
