Sickle cell education: A survey of antenatal healthcare givers
dc.contributor.author | Torto, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Aboagye, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Asah-Opoku, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nuamah, M.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Oppong, S.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Samba, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-02T14:35:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-02T14:35:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06-02 | |
dc.description | Research Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | To explore the educational practices of antenatal care providers toward pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD) and sickle cell trait (SCT), a survey was conducted among selected doctors and midwives who provide antenatal care at the outpatient clinic of the Obstetric Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. The study explored their practices of screening for and patient education about SCD and SCT. Of the 102 respondents, 100(98%) stated that they were knowledgeable in the medical and genetic aspects of the disease. Regarding screening, 82(80.4%) reported mandatory screening for SCD, 9(8.8%) did not offer screening as routine, and 11(10.8%) gave patients the choice. The majority (93.1%) always informed patients when the test was positive but health-care providers less than six years experience were less likely to communicate SCT status to patients without the trait (odds ratio [OR] = 0.41, 95% CI [0.18-0.93]). Nurses/midwives were less likely to tell patients their carrier status (OR = 0.25, 95% CI [0.10-0.59]). There was also variation in referral practices for genetic counseling, with 26.5% always referring, 28.4% never doing so, and 45.1% only referring if the patient had questions. This may affect patients' awareness of this genetic condition. Therefore, continuous medical education on SCD/SCT and standardization of counseling may help inform couples' family planning choices and reduce the burden of the disease on future generation and health care. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0408 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/32398 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 101;3 | |
dc.subject | Sickle Cell | en_US |
dc.subject | Antenatal | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare | en_US |
dc.title | Sickle cell education: A survey of antenatal healthcare givers | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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