ESPEYB15 13 Global Health for the Paediatric Endocrinologist Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism (5 abstracts)
13.17 Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism before and after a health education intervention in pregnant women in a hospital setting in Pakistan
Tariq B , Ahmed A , Habib A , Turab A , Ali N , Soofi SB , Nooruddin S , Kumar RJ , Tariq A , Shaheen F & Ariff S
Ziauddin Medical University, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan; Aha Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
To read the full abstract: Int Health 2018; 10(2):100-107
This article addresses the important issue of acceptance of the congenital screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) by the population in general and the families in particular. While it is usually obvious for the health professional that screening for CH is beneficial to the potentially affected neonate, culture, level of education, superstition, poor communication by the authorities and sometimes cost associated with additional care of the neonate are only a few of the factors that play a key role in ensuring acceptance of a screening program.
These authors acknowledge an important limitation of the study, which is that (because of limited funding), information about the relevance and importance of the screening for congenital hypothyroidism was only provided to pregnant mothers. They appropriately suggest that a communication campaign at all levels (government, health professionals, media) should accompany the large-scale implementation of a regional of national program.
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