Table 1

- Prevalence rates for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia major in Southern Region, Saudi Arabia from November 2017 to October 2020.

Hemoglobin abnormalityTotal*
Positive testPercentage
Sickle cell disease23017.16
Beta-thalassemia major50.01

  • ↵* Total High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) tested samples were 32130 over 3 years from November 2017 to October 2020