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IthaMaps is a global epidemiology database of heamoglobinopathies, illustrating published data on a dynamic global to regional map. Country-specific information on haemoglobinopathy-related policies, prevalence, incidence and overall disease burden is given, including relative allele frequencies of specific globin mutations in each country and/or region, dynamically linked to corresponding IthaGenes entries.

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  General information for Bangladesh


Bangladesh
Continent: Asia
Capital: Dhaka
Population: 156118464
Area (in sq km): 144000.0

Haemoglobinopathy-specific healthcare policy information for Bangladesh

Healthcare policyComment/InfoReference
Prevention programme: Yes (National)Screening services as part of the National Thalassemia Prevention Program[PMID: 31941534]
SCD newborn screening: No[PMID: 28521805]
Prenatal screening: Yes (National)At least three centres provide PND services. Practice of PND is low due to lack of knowledge of PND, lack of resources and the fact that it is not offered free of charge.[PMID: 34271949]
Antenatal screening: No[PMID: 25821805]
Haemoglobinopathies patient registry: Yes (National)Thalassemia Patient Registry [http://thalassemia.org.bd/]
Dedicated treatment centres: Yes (National)Few specialized thalassaemia care centres, most are in Dhaka city e.g., Bangladesh Thalassaemia Samity Hospital, Thalassemia Foundation Hospital[PMID: 34271949]
Blood transfusion availability: Yes (National)Barriers exist in collecting blood due to lack of support from organized donor’s clubs or NGOs, lack of awareness for voluntary blood donation.[PMID: 34271949]
Iron chelation availability: Yes (Regional)[PMID: 28521805]
MRI facilities: No
Patient associations: Yes (National)E.g.: Bangladesh Thalassaemia Samity; Bangladesh Thalassaemia Foundation; Lab One Foundation of Thalassaemia; Thalassaemia Welfare Centre.
Genetic counselling: Yes (Regional)

  Prevalence and incidence of major haemoglobinopathies in Bangladesh

HaemoglobinopathyComment/InfoReference
Prevalence of β-thalassaemia carriers: 4.1 % of the population[PMID: 27040959]
Prevalence of sickle cell disease carriers: 1 % of the populationFrom: Thalassaemia Reports 2012, TIF Pan-Asian Conference.
Prevalence of Hb E carriers: 6.1 % of the populationIn tribal population at hill tract area at Chittagong & Bandarban District is about 41.7%.[PMID: 27040959]
Expected incidence of β-thalassaemia: 5477 expected affected births/year[PMID: 24672827]
Incidence of sickle cell disease: 16 affected births/yearMedian value estimated using statistical model and demographic data.[PMID: 23103089]
Known β-thalassaemia patients: 6880 patients[PMID: 24672827]

  Global Burden of Disease data for Bangladesh

  Migration data for Bangladesh

Mutation frequencies in Bangladesh

 Overview (most frequent mutations with their observed average values and range)

 Detailed mutation frequencies

Entry IDLocusRegionEthnic GroupPopulation TypeSample SizeStudy period (from)Study period (to)ReferenceComments
23594β-locusCountry-wideBangladeshiCarriers and Patients2372016201933092414Frequencies are shown for beta-globin gene mutations and were calculated by Ithanet. Samples were collected from fetuses during prenatal diagnosis at the Dhaka Paediatric Neonatal & General Hospital, Lalmatia. The majority were carriers (~82%) of beta-globin gene mutations.
23595β-locusCountry-wideBangladeshiCarriers2252018201931941534Frequencies are shown for beta-globin gene mutations and were calculated by Ithanet. Marriage-age participants (n=1877) from 10 different institutions (universities, medical colleges and business organizations) of Dhaka city. The majority of study subjects carrying beta alleles were carriers (95.3%).
23596β-locusChittagongBangladeshiPatients256201526402558Frequencies are shown for beta-globin gene mutations. Study samples were acquired from the Thalassaemia Welfare Centre and originated from different areas of Chittagong.

  Organisations in Bangladesh

A list of all organisations in Bangladesh stored in the ITHANET database is shown below. For more information, click on the corresponding organisation name or visit the detailed ITHANET Organisations page

NameDepartmentOrganisation type
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)Research Center

 Microattributions

A/AContributor(s)DateComments
1Rahman, Hafizur2016-11-27Information on healthcare policies and the status of major haemoglobinopathies reviewed and updated.

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