TITLE:
Measuring the Awareness of Thalassemia in Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan, Abrar Mohammed Al-Fadhel, Tahiyat Al Othaim
KEYWORDS:
Thalassemia, Genetic Disorder, Thalassemia Syndrome, Awareness, Survey, Saudi Arabia
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Vol.14 No.9,
September
15,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Thalassemia
disorder is a genetic disease that causes the blood to have less hemoglobin
than normal, the main requirement to control thalassemia’s propagation is to
educate the entire society. Methodology: A descriptive survey was taken
to evaluate the awareness of thalassemia among Saudi Arabia’s society, with a
sample size of 384. Results: The results were written in frequencies,
and it shows that most of the participants were unaware and lacking information
on thalassemia syndrome. Discussion: The results of this study provide
valuable insights into the awareness of thalassemia in Saudi Arabia and
highlight the need to raise awareness of this disease. Conclusion: This
study is not comprehensive because the survey was not disrupted evenly, but it
can give us an overview of the awareness of thalassemia in Saudi Arabia, and it
shows that most of the participants were unaware and lacked information on
thalassemia.