An Epidemiological Study of the Quality of Life of Children With Beta-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) and Its Correlates in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Background and objectives In contrast to their peers who are healthy, children with thalassemia disease are likely to have a lower quality of life (QoL). Knowledge of attributes affecting the QoL of thalassemic children may help identify key areas of intervention to improve it. Thus, the current study was envisioned to find out the quality of life (QoL) of children with beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) and its various correlates.

Transfusion-transmitted infections, its risk factors and impact on quality of life: An epidemiological study among β-thalassemia major children.

Background: Multi-transfused thalassemic children are at higher risk of acquiring transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). There are limited data available on TTIs among thalassemic children, especially on its impact on their quality of life (QoL).

Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the proportion of multi-transfused β-thalassemia major (β-TM) children suffering from TTIs, its risk factors and impact on QoL.

Health seeking behavior of β-thalassemia major children and its attributes: An epidemiological study in Eastern India.

Background: Health seeking behaviour (HSB) of thalassemic children is one of the rarely explored entity.

Aim: To explore HSB of β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) children and its attributes.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional design, observational study, conducted among 328 β-TM children and their caregivers attending a tertiary care health facility of Kolkata; West Bengal situated in Eastern India in between May 2016 and April 2017 with a structured schedule.

Care-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of Beta-Thalassemia Major Children: An Epidemiological Study in Eastern India.

Caregivers are the persons who provide care at the time of distress or illness. They face many stress and strain to provide the best possible medical care for their children. There are very few studies that explored the care-related quality of life (CarerQoL) of the caregivers of thalassemic children and its correlates.

Malnutrition, Its Attributes, and Impact on Quality of Life: An Epidemiological Study among β-Thalassemia Major Children.

Background: India is home to a large number of thalassemic children. Despite malnutrition being an essential determinant of their therapeutic goals and quality of life (QoL), it was hardly ever explored. With this background, this study aimed to estimate the proportion of β-thalassemia major (β-TM) children experiencing malnutrition, its attributes, and impact on their QoL.

A Study on the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Components among Adults Aged 18-49 Years in an Urban Area of West Bengal.

Context: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is recognized as a major epidemic of the 21 century. People with MetS have twice the likelihood of developing and dying from cardiovascular diseases and more than seven times the risk of developing diabetes.

Aims: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MetS and its components among adults who were in their first three decades of adulthood.

Family planning practices in couples with children affected by β-thalassemia major and its relationship with their education: An epidemiological study.

Background: Although prevention the birth of children with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) is an important health issue, it is rarely explored. With this background, the study was designed to find family planning practices and related factors of couples with children affected by β-TM.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational study, conducted among 324 parents with children affected by β-TM attending a tertiary care health facility in Eastern India.