The nurse is participating in a health fair in a major metropolitan city park. For which community members should screening for thalassemia be suggested?
Select all that apply.
1. 21-year-old male from Hong Kong
2. 55-year-old female who recently visited India
3. 32-year-old male who emigrated from Nigeria
4. 45-year-old female whose mother is from Italy
5. 68-year-old female returning from a trip to Croatia
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4
Thalassemia, an inherited disease of faulty hemoglobin synthesis, is more often found in descendants of people living near the Mediterranean Sea, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Thalassemia is not a communicable disease. Visiting India or Croatia does not increase the person's risk of developing this disorder.
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