Background Iran is one of the countries located on the “thalassemia belt” and a thalassemia
prevention program was approved in our country in 1995. Many different researchers have …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most frequent and traumatizing genetic
disease in Uganda, with the prevalence of the sickle cell trait (SCT) estimated at 13.3 …

Background So far, no comprehensive studies have been performed to assess burden and
determinants of anemia in Iran. In the present study, we aimed to answer this query using …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health problem in Nigeria. Carrier
prevalence is about 25% and it affects about 2–3% of the Nigerian population. The disease …

Iran, as a country located in the Thalassemia Belt, has made great progress in thalassemia
prevention and treatment. The thalassemia prevention program was implemented in 1995 …

The four principles of Western medical bioethics, ie, autonomy, nonmaleficence,
beneficence and justice, published by Beauchamps and Childress in their seminal …

Abstract The Government of India is presently engaged in the implementation of a
prevention and control programme for two major forms of haemoglobinopathies …

Background: In our knowledge, there was no available information on social support and
caregiver's burden among parents of thalassemic children. Aim: To examine caregiver's …

Problem Adolescents with beta thalassemia major face various physical and psychosocial
challenges. Resilience plays a protective role in co** with the stress resulting from this …

Background: Regarding the importance of oral and dental health in patients with
hemoglobinopathies and also due to the different results of different studies in this …