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• TITLE: Down’s Syndrome in Syria 2022

  AUTHORS: Bara Yassin, Hadil Alhwiri, Tahani Alhalak, Ghena Najati

  KEYWORDS: Down’s Syndrome, Case Study, Mental Health, Children

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Depression, Vol.11 No.4, September 23, 2022

  ABSTRACT: The study was conducted on people with Down’s syndrome in Damascus, through a questionnaire distributed to the families of those infected and affiliated with associations. The results showed that females are more infected than males, with 62% females, while males are 38, 33% people with Down’s syndrome were found to be aged 10 and under, 24% ranging from 11 - 21 years old, 43% aged 22 - 30 years old and no older than 30 years old. The psychological and moral consequences of Down’s syndrome were such that 24% were trying to keep the patient out of sight and 62% were not trying to hide them and how to treat Down’s syndrome sufferers and their needs in order to make them disadvantaged.