BACKGROUND To investigate the attitudes of premarital couples towards the premarital screening program after the abolition of compulsory screening in China and to study the factors influencing participation. METHODS Between July 1st 2010 to August 31st 2010, 650 people who registered for marriage at the civil affairs bureau of Wuhan, Suizhou, Zaoyang in Hubei province were studied using quest...

background: thalassemia is the most common monogenic disease in south-east of iran. despite the 70% reduction in iranian thalassemia cases after thalassemia control comprehensive program, 601 affected babies were born in sistan and balouchistan province, iran from 2002 to 2010, so this study aims at investigating the causes of new thalassemia cases. methods: data from this retrospective cross-s...

INTRODUCTION In this study, we aimed to compare the HBV seroprevalances of voluntary blood donors and the healthy persons who required premarital screening. METHODOLOGY HBsAg ELISA results were collected retrospectively from the records of 9,949 blood donors and 954 healthy persons who required premarital screening. RESULTS HBsAg was detected in 182 of 9,949 (%1.8) voluntary blood donors an...

Premarital screening is a worldwide activity that aims to diagnose and treat unrecognized disorders reduce the transmission of diseases couples children. This study was aimed at assessing perception acceptance premarital fertility among final year students college health sciences, University Ilorin, Kwara state.

Background: Beta thalassemia is a common health problem in Iran especially in Northern provinces. Premarital screening for thalassemia is compulsory in Iran and identification of the carriers is based on primary CBC (Cell Blood Count) and hemoglobin electrophoresis. Silent mutations on β-globin gene have borderline or normal hematological indices that cannot be detected in premarital scree...

Premarital screening is a worldwide activity that aims to diagnose and treat unrecognized disorders reduce the transmission of diseases couples children. This study was aimed at assessing perception acceptance premarital fertility among final year students college health sciences, University Ilorin, Kwara state.

BACKGROUND Despite that hereditary diseases are widespread among the Arab population due to high rates of consanguineous marriages, research regarding community awareness towards premarital carrier screening in some countries such as Oman, is extremely scarce. This study aimed to investigate knowledge and attitude towards premarital carrier screening (PMCS) in Oman. METHODS A cross-sectional ...