在苏丹,血缘关系和愿意进行婚前遗传查
Yasir Ahmed Mohammed Elhadi1, Salma S Alrawa2, Esraa S A Alfadul2
1Department of Public Health, Sudanese Medical Research Association, Khartoum, Sudan. hiph.yelhadi@alexu.edu.eg.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG
|August 1, 2023
概括
在苏丹,血缘结婚很常见,增加了遗传疾病的风险. 婚前遗传查 (PMGS) 的知识很少,但苏丹人民支持其实施以减少遗传疾病.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 遗传学 遗传学是一种遗传学.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 血缘婚姻在全球普遍存在,原因是文化因素,增加后代遗传疾病的风险.
- 婚前遗传查 (PMGS) 对于在结婚前识别和管理这些风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估在苏丹的血缘关系婚姻的普遍性.
- 评估对遗传疾病和PMGS的知识.
- 确定苏丹对PMGS的态度和意愿.
主要方法:
- 在苏丹进行了一项全国性家庭调查.
- 一种多阶段采样技术包括2272名参与者.
- 从2022年12月到2023年3月,通过面试官管理的问卷收集数据.
主要成果:
- 42.8%的已婚受访者有血缘关系;32.1%的单身受访者计划与血缘关系结婚.
- 在许多苏丹州,对遗传疾病和PMGS的了解很低.
- 85.2%的人认为PMGS可以减少遗传疾病,71.2%的人支持强制性PMGS,82.3%的人愿意接受查.
结论:
- 苏丹的血缘婚姻率很高,这表明它可能会继续存在.
- 人们对遗传疾病和PMGS的认识较低,因此需要有针对性的健康教育干预措施.
- 公众论强烈支持在苏丹引入PMGS计划和政策.
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