Common misconceptions surrounding lupus worldwide 2016

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	13%

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March 24 to April 8, 2016

Number of respondents

16,911 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

adults from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.

Method of interview

Online survey

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