Evaluation of data collected in the first stage within the scope of hemoglobinopathy control program in Türkiye’s east mediterranean city Kahramanmaraş

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AimThis study aimed at determine the frequency of hemoglobinopathy, which is one of the hereditary blood diseases, in Kahramanmaraş.MethodsIn this study, which has been planned in the descriptive style, the scan records of the couples reported to the Kahramanmaraş Provincial Directorate of Health, Maternal and Infant Health Unit with the purpose of scanning whether they carried hemoglobinopathy prior to getting married between January 2012 and December 2016, have been analyzed retrospectively and the results have been evaluated.ResultsAccording to the records, it has been determined that 68,177 people’s scans have been taken in five years in Kahramanmaraş, the scanning rates varied between 70–90% and that 610 women and 573 men have hemoglobinopathy. Between the years 2012–2014, the percentage of people with hemoglobinopathy has been determined as 1.43% and this percentage has been observed to increase to 1.93% in 2015 and 2.50% in 2016. According to the data dated 2016, although there has been a decrease in the number of people who got married and the number of scans prior to getting married, there has been an increase in the number of people with hemoglobinopathy.ConclusionIn the scan process carried out prior to marriage in Kahramanmaraş, the rates of carrying hemoglobinopathy have been found similar to the rates in Turkey and the surrounding cities.

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