Assessment of Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genotyping among Youths in Mairi Ward, Jere Local Government of Borno State North-Eastern Nigeria

Nelson, Lola; Kever, Robert Teryila; Uba, M N; Danlami, Sambo; Ishaku, Salamatu; Tsado, Mamma Jonah; Ibrahim, Abbas Umar

doi:10.9734/ijtdh/2018/34442

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“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterized by production of abnormal hemoglobin within erythrocytes. 1 , 2 SCD is one of the primary disorders of hemoglobin in addition to beta-thalassemia in the broad group of haemoglobinopathies, 3 in which inherited disorders result in abnormal production in one of the beta chains that forms hemoglobin. 4 SCD is characterized by repeated episodes of severe acute pain and acute chest syndrome, and other complications including stroke, chronic pain, nephropathy, retinopathy, avascular necrosis, priapism and leg ulcers.…”

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Sickle cell trait screening in students in a Ugandan university: a cross-sectional study

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Objective To determine the uptake, knowledge level and attitude towards sickle cell trait screening in students aged 18 to 35 years in a Ugandan university. Methods This was a university-based, cross-sectional study of students aged 18 to 35 years who were students at the Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences. We used a simple random sampling technique to recruit participants. We conducted multivariable logistic regression to establish the association between factors such as age, year of study, marital status and uptake of sickle cell trait screening (SCTS) services. Results A total of 315 students participated in the study. The uptake rate of SCTS was 24.4%. The knowledge level regarding sickle cell disease/SCTS was 93.7%, and 73.3% of respondents had a positive attitude towards SCTS, with a mean score of 23.32 ± 5.84. A multivariate analysis showed that those aged 25 to 29 years were 7.8 times more likely to have SCTS, while married respondents were 1.3 times more likely to be screened. Conclusion The uptake of SCTS services was low relative to the total number of participants recruited in this study. Therefore, the uptake of SCTS needs to be encouraged in students at universities.

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Sickle cell trait screening in students in a Ugandan university: a cross-sectional study

2022

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“…This, along with premarital screening can help in achieving the desired level of knowledge, in promoting health and improving the quality of life of young people who are about to start planning for long-term relationships and marriage (Ango et al, 2018). Knowledge about screening premarital Sickle Cell genotype can be obtained through training programmes (Lola et al, 2018; Review & Bridget, 2015).…”

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Efficacy of premarital genotype screening and counselling on knowledge toward Sickle Cell disease among university students in Dodoma Tanzania: uncotrolled quasi-experimental study

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Kibusi

2022

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Background: Tanzania is experiencing the increase burden of Sickle cell disease, with an estimate of 20.6% Sickle Cell carriers. There is no preventive measure has been put in this area by the government; a great focus has been directed in the diagnosis and management and national guideline emphasis on the care rather than prevention. Methods: A non-controlled quasi-experimental study conducted from June to September 2020 among 697 randomly recruited students from the University of Dodoma. Pre and post-test knowledge information were collected through structured self-administered questionnaires. Data analysed using SPSS v20. Simple and multiple linear analysis model used to test for significant association of variables at 95% CI, at p<0.05. The results were presented using tables and figures. Results: The mean knowledge score at pre-test was 0.009±1.014 which improved to 0.365±0.901 on the post-test, with a statistically significant difference (t=6.965, p<0.01). The results of linear regression showed that knowledge change was not statistically associated with other predictors (p>0.05) Conclusion : Health education demonstrated to be effective towards change in knowledge on sickle cell disease among University students.

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“…This, along with premarital screening can help in achieving the desired level of knowledge, promoting health and improving the quality of life of young people who are about to start planning for long-term relationships and marriage [15]. Knowledge about screening premarital Sickle Cell genotypes can be obtained through training programmes [16,17].…”

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Background: Tanzania is experiencing an increasing burden of Sickle cell disease, with anestimate of20.6% prevalence of Sickle Cell carriers. However, there is no preventive measure has been put in this area by the government; a great focus has been directed on the diagnosis and management and national guideline emphasise the care of people affected by Sickle Cell Disease.Methods: A non-controlled quasi-experimental study was conducted from June to September 2020 among 697 randomly recruited first-year university students from the University of Dodoma. Pre and post-test knowledge information were collected through structured self-administered questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS v20.A simple and multiple linear analysis models was used to test for significant association of variables at 95% CI, at p<0.05. The results were presented using tables and figures. Results:The mean knowledge score at the pretest was 0.009±1.014 which improved to 0.365±0.901 on the posttest, with a statistically significant difference (t=6.965, p<0.01). The results of linear regression showed that knowledge change was not statistically associated with other predictors (p>0.05) Conclusion: Health education demonstrated to be effective towards change in knowledge on sickle cell disease among University students.

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Assessment of Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genotyping among Youths in Mairi Ward, Jere Local Government of Borno State North-Eastern Nigeria

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Sickle cell trait screening in students in a Ugandan university: a cross-sectional study

Sickle cell trait screening in students in a Ugandan university: a cross-sectional study

Efficacy of premarital genotype screening and counselling on knowledge toward Sickle Cell disease among university students in Dodoma Tanzania: uncotrolled quasi-experimental study

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