Prevalence of Thalassemia Carrier Among Premarital Screening Attendants
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https://doi.org/10.51699/ijhsms.v2i8.2429Abstract
Background: Premarital screening is an important tool in the prevention process for groups of hemoglobinopathy disorders, combining with raising awareness and carrier screening premarital screening plays a pivotal rule in prevention of thalassemia.
Aim of study: to throw alight on prevalence of thalassemia among couples intend to marriage.
Patients and methods: Descriptive cross sectional study conducted in diwanyia teaching hospital in premarital screening center, in period from 1st march to 1st june 2023. The study recruited data from above center to getting information about premarital counseling persons.
Results: The study was enrolled 21574 couple attendant premarital screening centers. Mean age for women 24±3.6 years and for men 27±6.2. The prevalence carrier for thalassemia in our study was 1.94% during one year of screening test in four centers of governorate; in which 419 person appear positive for screening for thalassemia. Male Thalassemia carrier was 213 and female 206.
Conclusion : Premarital screening is important step in the prevention of thalassemia, but it is not enough alone to get rid of these important disorders, a lot of hard work needed to reach to lower rate of new cases incidence.
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