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Extra Chromosome, Extra Love
被引:0
|作者:
Aras, Beyhan Durak
[1
]
Isik, Sevgi
[1
]
Bas, Hasan
[1
]
Ocal, Ece Elif
[2
]
Gokalp, Ebru Erzurumluoglu
[1
]
Cilingir, Oguz
[1
]
Artan, Sevilhan
[1
]
Arslantas, Didem
[2
]
机构:
[1] Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med Genet, TR-26040 Eskisehir, Turkey
[2] Eskisehir Osmangazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Eskisehir, Turkey
来源:
GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
|
2021年
/
32卷
/
01期
关键词:
Down Syndrome;
Trisomy;
21;
Health Knowledge;
Attitudes;
DOWN-SYNDROME;
CHILDREN;
D O I:
10.12996/gmj.2021.15
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Objective: Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder and characterized by dysmorphic features, intellectual disability and frequent developmental abnormalities. Though the syndrome is a lifetime health issue for society, the awareness of our community on the syndrome is not sufficient. Methods: This study is planned to define the level of awareness of our population on simple Down syndrome facts. A questionnaire consisting sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and Down syndrome facts was applied to 283 randomly selected participants. Results: The majority of the participants (89.8%) have heard of Down syndrome and 70% of the participants were aware that Down syndrome can be diagnosed during pregnancy. Even though less than half of them (42.4%) was clued in frequent association of congenital malformations with the syndrome, more participants (55.1%) knew that the advanced maternal age was a risk factor. There were statisticially significant differences between different sociodemographic groups on awareness of particular subjects. Conclusion: Even though the certain demographics were well informed about the syndrome, there are still excessive amount of prejudice against Trisomy 21 patients; and therefore, more social projects are needed to raise the awareness.
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