Mental Stress of Parents Having Thalassemic Children

Background: Thalassaemia is an emerging global public health concern. It considering as a rapidly growing major burden for low- and middle income countries. The prevalence of thalassaemia increasing in Bangladesh, indicates that thalassemia will be our country. Objective: To assess the level mental stress among parents with thalassemic child. Materials Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted 141 child purposively selected two hospitals’ Dhaka Shishu Hospital Bangladesh Thalassemia Dhaka. ‘Parental scale’ (PSS) used to measure stress. Results: mean age 36.2±8.8 years nearly two-thirds (63.8%) them were aged below 40 years. Almost half participants (49.6%) their spouses (59.6%) completed education upto higher secondary level. monthly family 27,113.5±46,696.9 taka. More than parent’s (53.2%) had low education, occupation, income, presence >1 thalassaemic family, received blood from voluntary donor, normal growth history death significantly associated by PSS scores (p<0.05). parents, whose educational up primary (68.6%), occupation business (68.4%), ≥50,001 taka (85.7%), beta (47.6%), donor (50.0%), (60.4%) no (50.0%). Conclusion: Existence children cause massive anxiety parents. Psychological supports are essential part comprehensive medical care along clinical management disease can reduced through effective preventive approaches, such carrier screening, prenatal counseling diagnosis. KYAMC Journal Vol. 13, No. 02, July 2022: 102-107