http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-IV).04
10.31703/grr.2022(VII-IV).04
Published : Dec 2022
Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad
Thalassemia is a hereditary disease that is transmitted from parents to children. The most prominent cause of thalassemia is cousin marriage. Thalassemia major is mostly found in South Asian countries. Many people are not aware of it because of a lack of knowledge. There are two major types of it. One is thalassemia major, through which patients need regular transfusions of blood because their bodies can't generate blood, and the other is thalassemia minor, which is also anemia. A person with thalassemia major suffers in many dimensions and different ways. Their medical, as well as social lives, get disturbed by regular hospital visits for transfusions. The study aims to witness how thalassemia major impact the patient's social life, how this chronic disease shapes the patient's social activities or relationships, and to understand how they cope with life. To meet the aim Qualitative research methodology is selected.
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Chronic Disease, Thalassemia, Social Life
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(1) Alishba Imtiaz
Mhpil scholar, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam university Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Imtiaz, A. (2022). Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad. Global Regional Review, VII(IV), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-IV).04
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CHICAGO : Imtiaz, Alishba. 2022. "Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad." Global Regional Review, VII (IV): 39-45 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-IV).04
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HARVARD : IMTIAZ, A. 2022. Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad. Global Regional Review, VII, 39-45.
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MHRA : Imtiaz, Alishba. 2022. "Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad." Global Regional Review, VII: 39-45
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MLA : Imtiaz, Alishba. "Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad." Global Regional Review, VII.IV (2022): 39-45 Print.
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OXFORD : Imtiaz, Alishba (2022), "Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad", Global Regional Review, VII (IV), 39-45
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TURABIAN : Imtiaz, Alishba. "Impact of Chronic Disease on Patient's Social Life, A Case Study of Thalassemia Center Islamabad." Global Regional Review VII, no. IV (2022): 39-45. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-IV).04