Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia carriers among relatives of beta thalassemia patients in Nile Delta region, Egypt: a multicenter study

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 1 Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and β thalassemia carriers among studied relatives in Mid Nile Delta Egyptian Governorates (2016-2020)

Governorate	Total examined	Iron deficiency anemia (Group 1)		β thalassemia carrier (Group 2)
Governorate	N	N	%	N	%
Al-Gharbia	182	82	45.05	56	30.77
Al-Menoufia	300	65	21.67	75	25.00
Al-Sharkia	265	13	4.91	136	51.32
Al-Dakahilia	668	100	14.97	248	37.13
Al-Beihera	219	22	10.05	70	31.96
Alexandria	326	69	21.17	108	33.13
Kafr-Elsheikh	158	13	8.23	66	41.78
Total	2118	364	17.19	759	35.84
χ²	154.32			50.36
P	< 0.001^**			0.001**