TY  - JOUR
T1  - Demographic and Clinical Aspects In Thalassemic or Hemophilic Patients Referred to Pediatric Hospital in Tabriz City, 2004, Iran
AU - , Jelvehgari Mitra AU - , S.O. Mashayekhi 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 5
SP  - 543
EP  - 545
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.543.545
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.543.545
KW  - Thalassemic
KW  -Hemophilic
KW  -Pediatric
KW  -desferal
KW  -blood factor
AB  - Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (PHO) is an expanding field.  Our aims were determining the needs and demands for comprehensive medical care of children suffering from chronic blood diseases, such as thalassemia or hemophilia and the study of demographic and clinical aspects of thalassemia and hemophilia patients referred to pediatric hospital and detection of relation of gender, educational rate and age, date of diagnosis, drugs, splenectomy, despheral utility and socio- economic position of the families. In a descriptive cross- sectional study, a total of 110 thalassemic and 70 hemophilic patients. Referred to pediatric hospital in Tabriz in 2004 was studied. The questionnaire included demographic and clinical aspects. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 13. In this study, 65% of thalassemic patients were male and 98% were major type. The most of them (31%) had A<SUP>+</SUP> blood group. Fifty five percent of patients had major thalassemic sister or brother.  Fifty  three  percnet of patients received infusion (IV) of desferal with blood infusion for 8 h, receive 5-10 ampoules each time. In 48% of patients were diagnosed the disease and beginning of infusion from 1-5 years.  Eighty  five  percent of the patients which use infusion pump (S.C)  for  the  injection  of  desferal  for 8-12 h (3-5 day at week), receive less than 5 ampoules each time. All hemophilic patients were male and 82% of them had factor VIII deficiency. Incidence of the O<SUP>+</SUP> blood group type was 44%. In 38% of these patients, time of diagnosis was between the ages of 1-5 years. According to the results, studied aspects had efficiency on the thalassemic patients conditions (p< 0.05). In the hemophilic patients, agents as blood factor VIII, blood group, familiar relations between father and mother, mother education level and living place were significant (p< 0.05). Time of diagnosis (p=0.88), history of disease of (p = 0.80) and father education level (p = 0.42) were not significant. Also, the suitable time of referring to medical centers induce early diagnosis and their functions about therapeutic techniques, increases the longevity of patients.
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