Department of Nursing, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran. Department of Pediatrics, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran. PhD in Medical Genetics, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran. Department of Community Medicine, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran. Student Research Committee, MSc in Medical Microbiology, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Sari, Iran.