Prevalence of Various Haemoglobins in Primary School Children of Makkah Region | ||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||
| Article 9, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 149-156 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219721 | ||
| Author | ||
| Tariq H. Ashour | ||
| Haematology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted on 1604 Saudi male primary school children (6-12 years of age) from different areas of Makkah city. Blood samples were analyzed, to determine the frequency of various haemoglobins electrophoretically. Abnormal haemoglobins were detected among 68 children (6.2%) having haemoglobin A,F,S,and A2. The frequencies of haemoglobin A & S (AS phenotype) among different areas of the city were found to be: 51.5% in Al-Mansour St., in Sh.Al-Haj 23.5%, in Outaibia 11.7%, in Nawriah 7.4%,in Sharaya 4.4%, and in Azizia 1.5%. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Various Haemoglobins; Primary School Children; Makkah Region | ||
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