Public awareness, knowledge and attitudes toward thalassemia and its screening in five high-prevalence countries: a cross-sectional study based on an online survey
While public awareness of thalassemia is relatively high, knowledge levels remain poor, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions and awareness campaigns to address knowledge gaps and improve attitudes toward thalassemia screening in diverse populations.
Authors
- Yuanyuan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-9106)
- Miaomiao Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-2463)
- Xiaoping Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-1287)
- Zhi-yu Peng
- Zenghua Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2542-4902)
- Xiaoyan Huang
- Yin-Hua Jiang
- Gang Qin
- Shi-Ping Chen
- Ting Jiang
Institutions
- BGI Group (China) (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Nantong Maternity and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (CN)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26286-8
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00