Thalassaemia screening in a non-prevalent region of a prevalent country (Turkey): is it necessary?

Acemoglu H., Beyhun N. E., VANÇELİK S., Polat H., Guraksin A.

PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.122, sa.6, ss.620-624, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 122 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.09.007
  • Dergi Adı: PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.620-624
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: beta-thalassaemia trait, premarital screening, national policy, PREVENTION, EXPERIENCE, PROGRAM, TRAIT
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Haemoglobinopathies are the most widespread inherited disorders in the world, and are also common in Turkey. Haemoglobinopathies are preventable with control programmes. Therefore, the Ministry of Health initiated a control and prevention programme in 33 provinces in Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of haemoglobinopathies in Erzurum as part of the programme mentioned above, and to discuss the need for premarital screening in a non-prevalent region (Erzurum) of a prevalent country (Turkey) as part of a national control programme.