التباين المكاني لمرض الثلسيميا في محافظة النجف الأشرف لعام 7102 م : دراسة في جغرافية السكان

Abstract EN

The geography of the population in some aspects highlights the relationship between man and his environment, the spread of diseases, the identification of the causes of these diseases, the causes of their spread and habitat, and the knowledge of the geographical factors affecting them, both natural and human, and therefore determining the quality of disease and its distribution is very vital to determine the requirements of each geographical area Or a province of medical services, whether hospitals or health centers, the purpose of which is to reduce the incidence of some diseases.

There have been many researches and studies related to population and medical geography in many developed countries and the attempt to include them in geographical sections.

However, the interest in the geography of diseases in many Arab universities is still limited, although Arab countries are more in need of such studies.

In this context, the present study is based on the study of one of the most important current diseases which is a burden on the infected people, namely Thalassemia blood or what is known as (genetic anemia), where the study seeks to show the spatial variability of the disease in Najaf province and the geographical analysis between males and females and the causes of disease And its symptoms and consequences, where the importance does not lie in the increasing actual number of the disease and the main causes of infection, as much as the rise in the incidence of other diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which worsened in the province of Najaf, and here it should be noted that the study aims to Reduce the incidence of the disease and control and the provision of specialized centers in the province mind for people living with blood Thelsama, as well as to identify the distribution of patients with hereditary anemia in the geographical area and its relation to the causes of the disease.

One of the main findings of the research is; 1- The total number of patients with hereditary anemia is 1001 in Najaf governorate and 91 among the displaced, according to the size of the population in the governorate.

2-The percentage of male and female casualties varied, with the percentage of males being 55% higher than those in the governorate.

The percentage of females was 45% of the total.

3-accompanied by cases of the disease other complications and conditions as far as the extent of some surgical operations and descend to the level of high blood pressure and diabetes.