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Thalassemia is a genetic disorder with a high prevalence in Indonesia. Prevention through premarital screening and genetic counseling is essential to reduce the prevalence of this disease. As future medical professionals, medical students are expected to possess adequate knowledge about premarital screening and genetic counseling to support thalassemia prevention. This study aims to identify the knowledge of medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, regarding Premarital Screening and Genetic Counseling for Thalassemia. This research is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of medical students from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, who met the inclusion criteria and were selected using stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a Knowledge Questionnaire on Premarital Screening and Genetic Counseling for Thalassemia.  The findings showed that 74.5% of students had adequate knowledge. Adequate knowledge was found among 2021 (80.2%), 2022 (70.9%), and 2023 (72.4%) cohorts. Female students showed a higher percentage (79.9%) compared to males (61.3%). Students with a family history had 100% adequate knowledge, while those without a family history had 74.3%. Those with interaction history scored 85.7%, compared to 73.9% for those without interaction history. Medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, possess adequate knowledge about Premarital Screening and Genetic Counseling for Thalassemia

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Thalassemia Premarital Screening Genetic Counseling Medical Students Knowledge

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