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A pilot study on the willingness of premarital Malays on premarital thalassaemia screening
, 2017 Thalassaemia is one of the most common autosomal recessive blood disorders in the world and its carrier status is prevalent in nearly 15% of Malaysian population.
Anis Amalina
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we conceptualize how Davis’ two concepts of uneven reproduction and obstetric racism—both rooted in the US context—are effectuated in the Netherlands. We consider uneven reproduction to consist of bio‐ and necropolitics, namely the management and regulation of a population's bodies, life and death.
Rodante van der Waal +3 more
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Journal of Islamic International Medical College, 2021 Objective: To assess awareness and perception of general public regarding thalassemia and premarital screening and determine the association of various socio demographic variables with awareness of public.
Iffat Noor , Rukshana Roshan , Rehama Gilani
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Scientific ReportsSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic condition in the world. Nigeria has the highest burden of Sickle cell disease in the world with the prevalence of sickle cell trait and the homozygous form as 25% and 2%, respectively.
Oludamola Victoria Adeleke +4 more
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Addressing the Thalassemia Burden in Pakistan: The urgent need for a mandate on premarital screening
Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationDear Editor, Hemoglobinopathies are the most common recessively inherited single-gene genetic disorders around the world. Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that can be prevented. It has a high incidence rate in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and
Shumaila Abu Bakar Bhura +1 more
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Mentalization and couple relationships: A systematic review of associations and interventions
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Mentalization, the ability to understand one's own and another's thoughts and feelings, is considered important for couple functioning. Many couple‐focused interventions aim to improve mentalization, either as the process through which change occurs or as a central goal of treatment.
Katie Hurman +3 more
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Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and PracticeBackground: Pre-marital screening and Genetic counseling is a health promotion activity that helps to decrease the incidence of certain genetic disorders and sexually transmitted diseases.
Hala Gaber +2 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. Its prevalence and social acceptance exhibit substantial variation across cultural contexts. Cultural belief systems, such as honor culture and ambivalent sexism, have been identified as significant factors shaping gender roles and attitudes toward violence in ...
Cristina Cabras +4 more
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Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 4, Page 709-718, December 2026.ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
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American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 4, Page 809-825, December 2026.ABSTRACT In response to the planetary climate crisis, influential scholarship has directed us to decenter the human, recognize nonhuman agency, and imagine more‐than‐human futures. But what might this leave out? Drawing on Indigenous forest worlds in India and the incarcerated intellectual‐activists who struggled alongside them, this article develops a
Alpa Shah
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