Attitudes and impact among people with abnormal premarital screening test results in Muscat governorate's primary healthcare centers in 2018.

Journal of Community Genetics
Manar Al Sanaa Ali Al Zeedi, Zahir Ghassan Al Abri

Abstract

Hereditary hemoglobin disorders are among the most common inherited diseases globally. In Oman, the burden of hereditary hemoglobin disorders has long been recognized as a major public health problem. In Oman, the prevalence of SCD ranges between 0.2 and 0.3% and of homozygous B-thalassemia was 0.07-0.08% while the prevalence of sickle cell trait and B-thalassemia trait reached up to 4.8-6% and 2-2.6% respectively. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) had a high prevalence in Oman, being 25% in males and 10% in females. The premarital screening and counseling (PMSC) program is an important preventative service for the most common hereditary hemoglobin disorders in Oman. The aim of this research is to study the attitude of those with abnormal premarital screening results and the impact of these results. This cross-sectional study was carried out in all primary healthcare centers in the Muscat governorate in 2018 to analyze abnormal premarital screening (PMS) tests results which mainly include sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and G6PD deficiency. Data were collected through telephone questionnaires with those with abnormal PMS test results. The questionnaire consisted of 3 parts investigating sociodemographic characteristics...Continue Reading

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