Knowledge, attitude and premarital screening practices for sickle cell disease among young unmarried adults in an urban community in Lagos, Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorOluwole, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorOkoye, C.D
dc.contributor.authorOgunyemi, A.O
dc.contributor.authorOlowoselu, O.F
dc.contributor.authorOyedeji, O.A
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-07T10:23:43Z
dc.date.available2025-02-07T10:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-06
dc.descriptionScholarly article
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of inherited blood disorders that are life-long and affect many people globally. An estimate of 2.3% of the Nigerian population suffer from SCD and about 25% of adults have the sickle cell gene. Premarital screening for sickle cell gene is considered one of the methods of preventing new births of children with SCD among the young adults. The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, willingness to take premarital screening test for SCD and factors influencing knowledge among young unmarried adults in an urban community in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: the study was cross-sectional descriptive among 300 respondents who were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a pre-tested, interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software, version 25. Univariate and bivariate analysis were conducted with level of significance at p ≤ 0.05. Results: the mean age of respondents was 21.2± 3.5 years, and most 188 (62.7%) were males. About 139 (46.3%) and 165 (55.0%) of the respondents respectively had good knowledge and positive attitude towards SCD and premarital screening. Only 43% of the respondents knew their haemoglobin phenotype, however, majority (92.4%) were willing to have Hb phenotype test done. Knowledge of SCD and premarital screening was statistically significant with age, level of education and occupation of respondents (p<0.001). Conclusion: this study found less than half of the respondents with good knowledge, about half had positive attitude and poor premarital screening practices of SCD. Therefore, community-based health education and awareness programs on SCD and premarital screening among young adults is recommended.
dc.identifier.citationOluwole, E.O et al. Knowledge, attitude and premarital screening practices for sickle cell disease among young unmarried adults in an urban community in Lagos, Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;42(8).
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13127
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPan African Medical Journal
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPan African Medical Journal; 42(8)
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and premarital screening practices for sickle cell disease among young unmarried adults in an urban community in Lagos, Nigeria.
dc.typeArticle
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