A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards premarital carrier screening among adults attending primary healthcare centers in a region in Oman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15363205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omar A Al-Farsi (0000-0002-0645-0155, Sultan Qaboos University, corresponding author), Yahya Al‐Farsi (0000-0002-0302-7132, Sultan Qaboos University), Yahya M Al-Farsi, Ishita Gupta (0000-0002-8627-3186, Sultan Qaboos University), Allal Ouhtit (Sultan Qaboos University), Khalil Al‐Farsi (0009-0007-8523-6723, Sultan Qaboos University), Khalil S Al-Farsi, Samir Al-Adawi, Samir Al‐adawi (0000-0002-9858-5582, Sultan Qaboos University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 380-380 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-380 |
| PMID | 24742222 |
| PMCID | PMC4004421 |
| OpenAlex | W1969882710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 20 |
Despite the relatively high level of knowledge, about one third of the participants were still reluctant to carry out premarital testing. Such attitude calls for immediate need for community-based campaigns to encourage the public to do premarital testing
Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Developing country · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Marital status · Population · Public health · Test (biology · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |