Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy prevalence in a community-based sample in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inherited blood disorders affect 7% of the population worldwide, with higher prevalences in countries in the "thalassemia belt," which includes Bangladesh. Clinical management options for severely affected individuals are expensive; thus, targeted government policies are needed to support prevention and treatment programs. In Bangladesh, there is a lack of data, in particular community-based estimates, to determine population prevalence. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of a wide range of hemoglobinopathies and their associations with anemia in a community-based sample of women and young children in rural Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Methods

Capillary blood samples from 900 reproductive-aged women and 395 children (aged 6-37 months) participating in the Food and

SUBMITTER: Wendt AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10355052 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature