Phitsanulok population: the highest incidence of hemoglobin E in the northern provinces of Thailand and PND counseling.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1995 ; 26 Suppl 1(): 266-70
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| ID: sea-35510
ABSTRACT
Phitsanulok is a province situated in the southern part of northern Thailand. Studies of hemoglobinopathies of 2,806 individuals during the period 1988-1990 showed an overall incidence of hemoglobinopathies of 38.89%, with HbE as high as 25% which is the highest incidence of HbE in the North of Thailand. Buddhachinaraj Hospital conducted a maternal screening study on 1,015 pregnant women in 1991 as part of a prevention/control program and found that 22.56% (229 women) had hemoglobinopathies. Of those, 102 (44.54%) individuals (83.33% HbE heterozygotes and 8.82% HbE homozygotes) with their spouses participated in a prenatal diagnosis (PND) counseling program; 100% of the females and 96% of the male were willing to accept PND; 71% of the females and 75.6% of the males had no moral objection in PND.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Hemoglobin E
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Pregnancy
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Mass Screening
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Incidence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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