What are Pakistani women's experiences of antenatal carrier screening for beta-thalassaemia in the UK? Why it is difficult to answer this question?

被引：8

作者：

Ahmed, S

Green, J

Hewison, J

机构：

[1] Univ Leeds, Acad Unit Psychiat & Behav Sci, Leeds LS2 9LT, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Leeds, Mother & Infant Res Unit, Leeds LS2 9LT, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

PUBLIC HEALTH | 2002年 / 116卷 / 05期

关键词：

beta-thalassaemia; antenatal screening; Pakastani; carriers;

D O I：

10.1038/sj.ph.1900857

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In the UK antenatal screening of Pakastani women for thalassaemia carrier status is commonplace. This paper describes our attempts to investigate women's experiences of such screening and the reasons why this proved difficult to do. These included a pregnancy per year and communications failure between different health professionals involved in antenatal haemoglobinopathy screening. These issues have implications for the way in which such screening is conducted and these are discussed.

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页码：297 / 299

页数：3