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• TITLE: Measuring the Awareness of Thalassemia in Saudi Arabia

  AUTHORS: Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan, Abrar Mohammed Al-Fadhel, Tahiyat Al Othaim

  KEYWORDS: Thalassemia, Genetic Disorder, Thalassemia Syndrome, Awareness, Survey, Saudi Arabia

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, Vol.14 No.9, September 15, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Thalassemia disorder is a genetic disease that causes the blood to have less hemoglobin than normal, the main requirement to control thalassemia’s propagation is to educate the entire society. Methodology: A descriptive survey was taken to evaluate the awareness of thalassemia among Saudi Arabia’s society, with a sample size of 384. Results: The results were written in frequencies, and it shows that most of the participants were unaware and lacking information on thalassemia syndrome. Discussion: The results of this study provide valuable insights into the awareness of thalassemia in Saudi Arabia and highlight the need to raise awareness of this disease. Conclusion: This study is not comprehensive because the survey was not disrupted evenly, but it can give us an overview of the awareness of thalassemia in Saudi Arabia, and it shows that most of the participants were unaware and lacked information on thalassemia.