School of Nursing Sciences, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffa, 2 Rabenu Yerucham St, P.O.B 8401, 61083, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
J Relig Health. 2023 Oct;62(5):3215-3229. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01904-6. Epub 2023 Sep 16.
The aim of the study was to investigate whether a Muslim woman with a child afflicted with a genetic disease who is living at home would perform more prenatal tests and pregnancy terminations as opposed to a woman with a normal child living at home, and what demographic characteristics, if any, influenced this decision. The study included 771 Muslim women; 37.1% lived with a child afflicted with a genetic disease; and 62.9% did not. Muslim women with a child affected with a genetic disease living at home will undergo more prenatal testing and more pregnancy terminations. Village dwellers were more religious and consulted further with a religious authority. More city dwellers underwent prenatal tests and pregnancy terminations and received more health care and genetic counseling. In the villages populated by Muslims, more genetic counselling must be given, accompanied by guidance from religious Muslim authorities.
本研究旨在探讨家中有遗传疾病患儿的穆斯林妇女与家中有正常孩子的妇女相比，是否会进行更多的产前检查和妊娠终止，以及哪些人口统计学特征会影响这一决定。该研究纳入了 771 名穆斯林妇女；其中 37.1%的妇女与患有遗传疾病的孩子同住；62.9%的妇女则没有。家中有遗传疾病患儿的穆斯林妇女会进行更多的产前检查和更多的妊娠终止。农村居民更加虔诚，并会进一步向宗教权威咨询。更多的城市居民进行了产前检查和妊娠终止，并接受了更多的医疗保健和遗传咨询。在穆斯林聚居的村庄，必须提供更多的遗传咨询，并得到穆斯林宗教权威的指导。
