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Stop Demographic-Based Health Disparity in Down Syndrome Screening. A Cross-Sectional Study Among Muslim Women Found Awareness of Screening Is Associated with A Favorable Attitude Toward Testing.

2023-10-31

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Objective There is a general assumption that Muslim women refuse Down syndrome screening, and therefore, many health practitioners do not offer it or briefly discuss it with their patients. This study aims to objectively assess women's awareness, knowledge, and attitudes toward Down Syndrome screening (D.S.S) in a Muslim-majority population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional stud...

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Literature Corpus work: b4d21a27-181e-56c0-b22c-cd192903e191
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3499730/v1

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