THE GENETIC BACKGROUND OF SOUTHERN IRANIAN
COUPLES BEFORE MARRIAGE
Nariman A, Sobhan MR, Savaei M, Aref-Eshghi E, Nourinejad R,
Manoochehri M, Ghahremani S, Daliri F, Daliri K,*
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Karim Daliri, Department of Human Genetics, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Bashir
Boulevard, Behbahan, Iran. Tel: +98-9374140937. Fax: +98-9374140937. E-mail: karimdaliri@ gmail.com
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Abstract
Genetic service for couples plays an increasingly important
role in diagnosis and risk management. This study
investigated the status of consanguinity and the medical
genetic history (effectiveness and coverage of medical
genetic services) in couples residing in a city in southern
Iran. We questioned couples who were referred to Behbahan
Marital Counseling Center, Behbahan, Iran, during
the period from January to November 2014, to obtain
information on consanguinity, disease history, and previous
referral to a medical genetics center. For the collected
data was obtained descriptive statistics with STATA 11.0
software. A total of 500 couples were questioned. Mean age
was 24.8 ± 5.2 years. Almost one quarter (23.4%) of the
couples were consanguineous. Consanguinity was almost
twice as common in rural areas as in urban areas (33.9 vs.
19.2%, p = 0.001). Only a few couples (~3.0%) had ever
been referred for genetic counseling. The main reason for
previous genetic counseling was consanguinity (85.7%).
The majority of the participants (96.3%) had never been
tested for any genetic conditions. Our findings suggest that
only a small proportion of couples in Khuzestan Province,
Iran (Behbahan City) were receiving adequate genetics
care. This may reflect the limited accessibility of such
services, and inadequate awareness and education among
the care providers.
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