title: Prevalence of thalassaemia in schoolchildren in north-eastern Badia, Jordan.
abstract: The prevalence of the different types of thalassaemia and that of iron deficiency anaemia was investigated in 1020 schoolchildren (age range: 6-15 years) from the north-eastern Badia region of Jordan. beta-thalassaemia minor was the most prevalent (3.04%), followed by alpha 2-thalassaemia (2.06%). Only three cases of alpha 1-thalassaemia and one case of beta-thalassaemia major were found. Iron deficiency anaemia was diagnosed in 54 children (5.3%) (33 males, 21 females). The mean values of the blood characteristics of the normal, haemoglobinopathic and iron-deficient children were examined and compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, Al-Mafraq, Jordan.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Babiker
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarsour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017085:alpha-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*