Hemoglobin screening: response of a Brazilian community to optional programs
Cad. saúde pública
;
15(3): 591-5, Jul. 1999. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-243255
ABSTRACT
The efficiency and the viability of three hemoglobin screening programs were investigated. They were offered on a voluntary basis to a Brazilian population and started with the analysis of blood donors, pregnant women and students. The hemoglobin screening was done through optional exams which included electrophoresis of hemoglobin and complementary hematological tests. A total of 13,670 people were tested over a period of 39 months and a total of 644 individuals with hereditary hemoglobin disorders were detected - 4.7 por cento of the samples examined. The programs showed satisfactory indicators of viability and efficiency, expressed by the significative proportion of exams performed among the probands and their relatives
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Main subject:
Program Evaluation
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Mass Screening
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Hemoglobinopathies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Cad. saúde pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Toxicology
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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