Aim: done to assess the, anxiety levels and in chronically transfused thalassemia patients of age group 8-18 years and their parents. Methodology : 100 cases of thalassemia of age group 8-18 years who were on regular blood transfusion and 100 age and sex matched cases not suffering from thalassemia or other chronic disorder were included from the OPD or ward formed the control group. Demographic profile and clinical data will be recorded for both the cases and controls using the same written semi structured pretested proformas. Anxiety level among the participants, was evaluated using pre-validated Hamilton Anxiety Score (HAM-A Score).