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Preventive Medicine 2018
Journal of Preventive Medicine
ISSN: 2572-5483
Page 78
July 16-17, 2018
London, UK
9
th
Edition of International Conference on
Preventive Medicine
& Public Health
Background:
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal
recessive disorder characterized by production of abnormal
hemoglobin. It is particularly common among people whose
ancestors come from certain areas in the world including
Arabian Peninsula and Mediterranean countries. In the United
States, there are 72,000 SCD patients and two million carriers.
In Iraq there is limited data on epidemiology and burden of SCD.
The objectives of this study were to estimate the incidence and
prevalence and identify their trends over the period 2010-2015,
and describe basic epidemiological characteristics of SCD
patients in Iraq.
Methods:
We conducted this descriptive study through visiting
the accessible 16 (of the 19) hemoglobinopathies centers in
Iraq. A desk review of the records of all patients registered in
these centers during 2010-2015. We obtained population data
of Iraqi governorates from the Ministry of Planning.
Results:
The total number of SCD patients in Iraq in 2015,
was 5,124. The prevalence of SCD had slightly increased
from 13.1/100,000 in 2010 to 13.9/100,000 in 2015, while
the incidence had decreased from 19.7/100,000 in 2010 to
13.2/100,000 in 2015. The highest prevalence of SCD was
registered in Basra province (the most southern province)
(124/100,000) and the lowest was in Sulaymaniyah and
Salahaldin (0.3/100,000). Male: female ratio was 1.1:1. The
mean age of SCD patients was 16.3±12.4. Most of the patients
were in the age group 6–15 years (37%) and only 16% aged
≥30 years. Around 67% of patients were of consanguineous
parents. The current prevalence of hepatitis C infection was
6.4% and for hepatitis B infection was 0.2% and none of the
patients had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Conclusion:
In spite of decreasing incidence of SCD, more
work is needed to increase public awareness against
consanguineous marriage. Further studies are needed to
explore factors behind the variability in the prevalence between
different governorates.
kamalabdrazaq@yahoo.comEpidemiological profile of sickle cell disease-Iraq, 2015
Kamal A Kadhim, Kadhim H Baldawi
and
Faris Lami
University of Baghdad, Iraq
J Prev Med 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5483-C1-003