Article
High Prevalence of Anemia and Inherited Hemoglobin Disorders in Tribal Populations of Madhya Pradesh State, India.
Hemoglobin - 1 Nov 2020
Chourasia Sonam, Kumar Ravindra, Singh Mendi P S S, Vishwakarma Chandrika, Gupta Ashok K, Shanmugam Rajasubramaniam
Abstract excerpt
Despite estimated high prevalence of inherited hemoglobin (Hb) disorders among tribal populations in Madhya Pradesh State, India, the burden of disease is unknown, leading to high morbidity and associated mortality. Our aim was to screen tribal populations in designated tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh State for various hemoglobinopathies and to estimate the prevalence and plausible cause of anemia. The present...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alleles
- Anemia
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Erythrocyte Indices
- Ethnicity
- Genotype
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Humans
- India
- Mutation
- Odds Ratio
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- Young Adult
- alpha-Globins
