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J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Oct;67(10):1596-1599.
[h=1]Awareness about swine flu/H1N1 influenza virus among the tertiary population of Lahore, Pakistan.[/h] Khan Sherwani RA[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The present study was designed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of the parents of b-thalassaemia children (410) selected from public (73.2%) and private (26.8%) thalassaemia centers of Rawalpindi-Islamabad. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to collect the data, which was analyzed by using SPSS. Majority of the respondents (70%) were rural young parents with no knowledge of thalassaemia before marriage. However, now 81.2% were aware about this. Majority of the respondents (89%) had the knowledge about premarital screening, 86.1% were opposed to intermarriages of carrier and 57% believed that if carrier got married then prenatal diagnosis or Chorionic villus sampling test is necessary. About 76.8% of the couples were screened and 42.2% had an experience of Chorionic villus sampling among which 20% abortions were reported. Overall 82% parents had received genetic counselling. The present study suggests that parent's regular visits and genetic counseling at thalassaemia centers have played important role about awareness.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Awareness, Pandemics, Public health, Influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype.
PMID: 28955081
[h=1]Awareness about swine flu/H1N1 influenza virus among the tertiary population of Lahore, Pakistan.[/h] Khan Sherwani RA[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The present study was designed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of the parents of b-thalassaemia children (410) selected from public (73.2%) and private (26.8%) thalassaemia centers of Rawalpindi-Islamabad. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to collect the data, which was analyzed by using SPSS. Majority of the respondents (70%) were rural young parents with no knowledge of thalassaemia before marriage. However, now 81.2% were aware about this. Majority of the respondents (89%) had the knowledge about premarital screening, 86.1% were opposed to intermarriages of carrier and 57% believed that if carrier got married then prenatal diagnosis or Chorionic villus sampling test is necessary. About 76.8% of the couples were screened and 42.2% had an experience of Chorionic villus sampling among which 20% abortions were reported. Overall 82% parents had received genetic counselling. The present study suggests that parent's regular visits and genetic counseling at thalassaemia centers have played important role about awareness.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Awareness, Pandemics, Public health, Influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype.
PMID: 28955081