Prevalence of Haemoglobinopathies Among Different Populations of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

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ID5221060
AutoresP L Pande (Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Near Medical College , Jabalpur 482 003, Madhya Pradesh, India), M P S S Singh (Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Near Medical College , Jabalpur 482 003, Madhya Pradesh, India), Mrigendra P Singh (0000-0003-4336-4413, Regional Medical Research Centre), Ujwala Das (Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Near Medical College , Jabalpur 482 003, Madhya Pradesh, India), Godbole, Sheela Godbole (0000-0001-6537-9064, Regional Medical Research Centre), R S Tiwary (Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Near Medical College , Jabalpur 482 003, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Año1999
Volumen10
Número5-6
Páginas439-440
Fecha de publicación1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
EditorialKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.1999.11907526
OpenAlexW2768756471
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1

Present study has been carried out on the prevalence of haemoglobinopathies among various population groups viz., Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Back-ward Classes and General category of Jabalpur. Madhya Pradesh The analysis of data revealed that highest incidence of haemoglobinopathies (14.2%) was found in Scheduled Tribes. This may be due to endogamy among the tribal population. Imparting health education is seeded as a preventive measure at school level the incident: of sickle cell trait and β-thalassaemia trail are high among Scheduled Tribes (11.5%) and Other Backward Classes (4.1%)

Endogamy · Environmental health · Population · Traditional medicine · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Mathematics · Medicine