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ArticleCureus2024

Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Premarital Screening Programs Among Students at the University of Tripoli, Libya.

Afaf Shebani, Ariej M Mustafa, Halla Elshwekh, Abduladim Hmmier, Inas M Alhudiri

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Afaf ShebaniGenetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.
Ariej M MustafaGenetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.
Halla ElshwekhGenetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.
Abduladim HmmierGenetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.
Inas M AlhudiriGenetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the increase in hereditary disease in Arab countries due to the high rates of consanguineous marriages, research on community awareness of premarital screening (PMS) for disease carriers is still scarce.

aimTo investigate knowledge and attitudes toward genetic PMS programs among university students in Libya.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 421 Libyan students aged 18-25 years at the University of Tripoli.

resultsMost of the participants (79%, n=316) agreed that a PMS program is important and expressed willingness to have PMS programs if they were advised to do so. Two-thirds of participants (67%, n=268) had heard of PMS programs, of whom (27.2%, n=73) heard of them from social media.

conclusionMost of the university students had good knowledge of PMS but poor knowledge of the hereditary disease targeted by PMS. Most of them had a positive attitude toward PMS.

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attitudeconsanguineous marriageshereditary diseasesknowledgelibyapremarital screening

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PMID39130983
PMCPMC11315591

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