This study was conducted on 1604 Saudi male primary school children (6-12 years of age) from different areas of Makkah city. Blood samples were analyzed, to determine the frequency of various haemoglobins electrophoretically. Abnormal haemoglobins were detected among 68 children (6.2%) having haemoglobin A,F,S,and A2. The frequencies of haemoglobin A & S (AS phenotype) among different areas of the city were found to be: 51.5% in Al-Mansour St., in Sh.Al-Haj 23.5%, in Outaibia 11.7%, in Nawriah 7.4%,in Sharaya 4.4%, and in Azizia 1.5%.
Ashour, T. (2002). Prevalence of Various Haemoglobins in Primary School Children of Makkah Region. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 32(1), 149-156. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219721
MLA
Tariq H. Ashour. "Prevalence of Various Haemoglobins in Primary School Children of Makkah Region", Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 32, 1, 2002, 149-156. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219721
HARVARD
Ashour, T. (2002). 'Prevalence of Various Haemoglobins in Primary School Children of Makkah Region', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 32(1), pp. 149-156. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219721
VANCOUVER
Ashour, T. Prevalence of Various Haemoglobins in Primary School Children of Makkah Region. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2002; 32(1): 149-156. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2002.219721
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