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Human GenomicsBackground Premarital screening is a preventive public health measure to identify genetic, infectious, and chronic conditions affecting the health of couples and their future offspring.
Azhar T. Rahma +7 more
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Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada
The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 546-563, September 2026.ABSTRACT Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married and cohabiting couples. Does the decline of marriage and growth of cohabitation alter this relationship?
Maude Pugliese
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 265-286, September 2026.Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a prevalent genetic disorder in sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. Premarital genetic screening is a key strategy to prevent SCD transmission.
Joel, Joel Ibrahim +2 more
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, 2023 Background: Premarital counseling and screening is an intervention that helps couples to start a healthy marital life. The screening involves examinations and tests that are performed before marriage to detect certain genetic blood disorders and ...
Alaa K.I. Mohamed, Dalal A.E. Omer
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BMC Public HealthBackground Screening for sickle cell traits before marriage or producing children is one of the outstanding preventive measures for sickle cell disease (SCD).The disease is a collection of inherited blood disorders that impact millions globally, with a ...
Priscilla Peter Dilli +5 more
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Premarital Screening of Beta-Thalassemia Trait in the Province of Denizli, Turkey
Acta Haematologica, 2000 A premarital screening program aiming at reducing the incidence of thalassemia major was started under the auspices of the Regional Health Administration in 1995 in the city of Denizli in the Aegean region of Turkey. In this report we assessed the 4-year results of the screening program. All couples who applied for marriage procedures were screened for
Türk, Tufan +4 more
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Premarital health counseling: A must
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2016 Premarital Health Counseling (PMHC) is emerging as a growing trend worldwide. The couples are provided with accurate and unbiased information and assistance, who are planning to get marry with the aim of screening, educating, and counseling about ...
Sonia Puri, Anupama Dhiman, Sagar Bansal
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Prevention of homozygous beta thalassemia by premarital screening and prenatal diagnosis in India
, 2009 Aim: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of premarital screening for beta thalassemia/related hemoglobinopathies followed by prenatal diagnosis in India.
Tamhankar, Parag M. +5 more
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Premarital Screening Program for Hemoglobinopathies in Karbala, Iraq
, 2020 : Background: Premarital screening is a very important step in the prevention of thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies. Aim: Evaluation of the pre-marital screening program in Karbala city to find its weak points, trying to correct them ...
Al-Najafi, Waleed Khalid +1 more
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