Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Traditional and Religious Leaders on Pre-Marital Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Sokoto

Abubakar, Sani Bako; Abdulqadir, Ibrahim; Magaji, Bello Arkilla; Sanusi, Nafiu; Ibrahim, Fatima B.; Maiturare, Muhammad

doi:10.5530/ijmedph.2019.2.10

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“…Thus, higher level of knowledge was associated with positive attitude toward SCD patients. This also agrees with a report by Abubakar et al (2019).…”

Section: Attitude Towards People With Scdsupporting

confidence: 94%

“…Since children are known to bear the brunt of this deadly condition (Wang et al, 2014), a key strategy in controlling this disease is preventing the birth of children with sickle cell disease. One such successful preventive strategy is pre-marital screening (WHO, 2016;Abubakar et al, 2019). Premarital genetic screening is defined as the screening of the prospective couples for a genetic disease, genetic predisposition to a disease, or a genotype that increases the risk of having a child with a genetic disease (Faremi, Olatubi, & Lawal, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in Ghana

Brown¹,

Atulley²,

Tamag³

et al. 2022

EJHS

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Background: Haemoglobin disorders such as Sickle cell disease (SCD) have been acknowledged to be of great public health concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2006. To reduce the tremendous public health and economic burden SCD exerts on many countries, the WHO is urging countries, especially those in Africa, to increase public awareness of the disease. Such awareness programmes among the young unmarried population will go a long way to prevent the birth of children with this painful genetic condition. Purpose: This study therefore sought to assess the level of knowledge, attitude to people living with SCD, and perception of SCD among undergraduate students of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 400 participants were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested, self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software, version 25. Results: Almost all the students (96.75%) were aware of SCD. School and the media were the main sources of information (50.65%, 32.3% respectively). The mean knowledge score was 4.73 ± 2.41 (maximum score of 12) with 62%, 35.8% and 2.3% of participants having inadequate, moderate and adequate knowledge respectively. Majority of the participants (81.8%) had positive attitudes towards people living with SCD. Most respondents (78.5%) were likely to perform premarital genotype screening. Conclusion: In general, there was inadequate knowledge on SCD despite the high level of awareness among participants. Recommendation: Findings of the study highlights the need for continuous effective health education on sickle cell disease to students whose reproductive health choices will either increase or decrease the sickle cell disease burden in the very near future.

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“…Thus, higher level of knowledge was associated with positive attitude toward SCD patients. This also agrees with a report by Abubakar et al (2019).…”

Section: Attitude Towards People With Scdsupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in Ghana

Brown¹,

Atulley²,

Tamag³

et al. 2022

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“…Moreover, marital status did not predict knowledge of SCD. Similarly, Boadu 20 and Abubakar et al 22 revealed no statistically significant association between knowledge of SCD and marital status. Unlike our findings, Petrou et al 23 and Alkalbani et al 24 found that marital status was significantly associated with knowledge among their study participants.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Similarly, Boadu 20 and Abubakar et al 22 revealed no statistically significant association between knowledge of SCD and marital status.…”

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confidence: 93%

Assessing knowledge of sickle cell disease and health beliefs on premarital genetic screening among healthcare trainees at a tertiary institution: A cross‐sectional study

Agbozo

Amanor

Acheampong

et al. 2023

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Background The uptake of sickle cell trait (SCT) test is challenged by several factors. A community of healthcare professionals educating the public to undergo screening is critical in reducing the disease burden. We investigated knowledge and attitude towards premarital SCT screening among healthcare trainee students who are the next generation of healthcare practitioners. Methods A cross‐sectional design was employed, and quantitative data were collected from 451 female students pursuing healthcare programs at a tertiary institution in Ghana. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Results More than half of the participants were 20–24 years (54.55%) and had good knowledge (71.18%) about sickle cell disease (SCD). Age and school or social media as sources of information were significantly associated with good knowledge about SCD. Students between the age 20–24 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.54, confidence interval [CI] = 1.30–4.97) and knowledge (AOR = 2.19, CI = 1.41–3.39) were 3 times and 2 times more likely to have a positive perception about SCD severity. Students who have SCT (AOR = 5.16, CI = 2.46–10.82), whose source of information was family member/friends (AOR = 2.83, CI = 1.44–5.59) and social media (AOR = 4.59, CI = 2.09–10.12) were 5 times, 2 times and 5 times likely to have a positive perception about the susceptibility of SCD. Students whose source of information is school (AOR = 2.06, CI = 1.11–3.81) and who have good knowledge of SCD (AOR = 2.25, CI = 1.44–3.52) were 2 times more likely to have a positive perception about the benefits of testing. Students with SCT (AOR = 2.64, CI = 1.36–5.13) and source of information was social media (AOR = 3.01, CI = 1.36–6.64) were about 3 times more likely to have a positive perception about the barriers to testing. Conclusion Our data shows that high level of SCD knowledge influences positive perceptions about the severity of SCD, the benefits and relatively low barriers to SCT or SCD testing and genetic counseling. Dissemination of SCT, SCD and premarital genetic counseling education should be intensified especially in schools.

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“…In contrast, some participants would not agree to be tested due to fear of being stigmatized for the type of illness that they might have or the seriousness of their health condition. In addition, the perception of some participants that the Islamic religion prohibits screening before marriage is a hindrance to PMT, even though many Islamic scholars are of the view that premarital screening is permissible 21,22 and the fact that conducting PMT is a common practice in many Islamic countries, such as Saudi Arabia, 23 Iran, 4 Bahrain, 22 Kuwait 24 and the United Arab Emirates 25 . The lack of understanding towards Islamic policies on perceiving PMT might be responsible for contributing to such decisions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Barriers and Facilitators of Premarital Genetic Counseling for Sickle Cell Disease in Northern Nigeria

Galadanci,

Estepp,

Khan

et al. 2023

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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In high-income countries, premarital genetic counseling for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a standard practice. However, in Nigeria, there is no formal premarital genetic counseling program available for SCD. We conducted a series of focus group discussions with health care professionals, patients with SCD, and parents of the patients with or without SCD to gain an understanding of their attitudes and beliefs towards SCD/Sickle Cell Trait and premarital genetic counseling for SCD. Data were analyzed using Charmaz’s constructivist grounded theory approach. Two themes were highlighted in the analysis as follows: (1) the difference between the perception of premarital sickle cell screening among individuals with SCD versus the general population, and (2) the personal beliefs and physical challenges that could lead to the avoidance of premarital screening within the general community. Lack of disease-related knowledge, testing facilities, transportation, and stigma associated with the disease were the most commonly perceived barriers to premarital testing. Also, a willingness to receive premarital testing for SCD exists within our community to reduce the spread of the disease and advocate for improved health-related quality of life of patients with SCD. The content and structure of a premarital genetic counseling program in Kano, Northern Nigeria, needs to be developed.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Traditional and Religious Leaders on Pre-Marital Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Sokoto

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Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in Ghana

Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in Ghana

Assessing knowledge of sickle cell disease and health beliefs on premarital genetic screening among healthcare trainees at a tertiary institution: A cross‐sectional study

Barriers and Facilitators of Premarital Genetic Counseling for Sickle Cell Disease in Northern Nigeria

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