
A community-based study of common hereditary blood disorders in Oman / Al Riyami, A.A.;Suleiman, A.J.;Afifi, M.;Al Lamki, Z.M.;Daar, S.
Tác giả : Al Riyami, A.A.;Suleiman, A.J.;Afifi, M.;Al Lamki, Z.M.;Daar, S.
Năm xuất bản : 2001
Chủ đề : 1. Anemia, Sickle Cell. 2. beta-Thalassemia. 3. Child, Preschool. 4. Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency. 5. Health Surveys. 6. Mass Screening. 7. Prevalence. 8. Questionnaires. 9. Residence Characteristics. 10. Risk Factors. 11. Sex Distribution.
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Tóm tắt : | 1004-1011 We assessed the prevalence of three common hereditary blood disorders [sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency] among the Omani population. We interviewed a representative sample of 6103 Omani households and blood samples from 6342 children aged 0-5 years were collected. About 27% of Omani males had inherited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [compared with 11% of females] while countrywide prevalence rates for the sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits were estimated to be 5.8% and 2.2% respectively and showed no significant gender differences. There was a significant association between all three disorders and region of the country |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/119119 |