ATTITUDES OF A HIGH-RISK GROUP OF PREGNANT SAUDI ARABIAN WOMEN TO PRENATAL SCREENING FOR CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALIES
Author: Z.A. Babay
ABSTRACT
The attitude of 550 pregnant Saudi Arabian women aged > 35 years to prenatal screening for chromosomal anomalies was investigated. A total of 336 women (61.1%) accepted the general idea of prenatal screening while 160 (29.1%) did not; 54 women […]
ATTITUDES TO PRENATAL AND PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS IN SAUDI PARENTS AT GENETIC RISK
Authors: Ayman Alsulaiman and J. Hewison
Abstracts
Background Prenatal diagnosis (PND) is only available for severe abnormality in Saudi Arabia, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been proposed as a valuable alternative. The acceptability of PGD is unexplored, and may ultimately determine the value of […]
ATTITUDES TO PRENATAL TESTING AND TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Authors: Ayman Alsulaiman, J. Hewison
Abstract
Objective: To assess the attitudes of Saudi parents towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for a range of different genetic disorders.
Methods: Two hundred Saudi parents (100 fathers and 100 mothers) completed a structured questionnaire which sought their views about each […]
SCREENING EXTENDED FAMILIES FOR GENETIC HEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS IN PAKISTAN
Authors: SUHAIB AHMED, MOHAMMED SALEEM, BERNADETTE MODELL AND MARY PETROU
ABSTRACT
Background We have investigated a strategy for identifying and counseling carriers of recessively inherited
disorders in developing countries where consanguineous marriage is common. In such communities,
gene variants are trapped within extended families, so that […]
FACTORS AFFECTING FAMILY SIZE AND SEX PREFERENCE: A STUDY OF URBAN TEHSIL FASIALABAD (PAKISTAN)
Authors: MUJAHIDA SHARIF1, SANEELA SAFDAR, CHANDA MUBEEN, SANA HUSSAIN AND SAIMA RASHEED
ABSTRACT
The high growth rate of Pakistan is due to the large family size. An enormous population growth hinders the socio-economic development of society. This study was conducted to explore the socio-economic […]
ATTITUDES TOWARDS GENETIC DIAGNOSIS IN PAKISTAN: A SURVEY OF MEDICAL AND LEGAL COMMUNITIES AND PARENTS OF THALASSEMIC CHILDREN
Authors: Ahmed I. Gilani, Atif S.Jadoon,Rabia Qaiser, Sana Nasim,Riffat Meraj, Nosheen Nasir, Fizza F. Naqvi, Zafar Latif, Muhammad A. Memon, Esme V. Menezes, Imran Malik, Muhammad Z. Memon,Syed F. Kazim b Usman Ahmad
Abstract
Objectives: It was the aim of this study […]