Bahrain Medical Bulletin, Vol

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  • Amani Al Hajeri
  • Shaikha Al Arrayed
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Result: Two thousand questionnaires were received; nevertheless, not all of them did answer all the questions. One thousand two hundred ninety-seven (65.1%) heard of beta thalassemia and 809 (40.5%) knew that both parents have to be carriers to have an affected child. One thousand five hundred forty-seven (77.8%) strongly agreed that premarital checking could prevent beta thalassemia. Females showed better knowledge than males and married individuals seem to know more about beta thalassemia than unmarried.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012