Knowledge and attitudes towards thalassemia among university students in Bangladesh

2022-09-20 hematology Title + abstract only

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BackgroundThalassemia is the most common congenital single-gene condition. It is marked by a lack of or reduced synthesis of either the alpha- or beta-globin chains and passed down from parents to offspring. This study aimed to determine how healthy students in Bangladeshi public universities were aware of thalassemia and how they felt about it. MethodsA cross-sectional descriptive online survey was conducted on public university students in Bangladesh using a structured questionnaire between J...