Department of Community Medicine, Osun State University, Osogbo (Main Campus), Osun State, Nigeria.
Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Apr 12;38:350. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.350.20894. eCollection 2021.
sickle cell disease is one of the greatest public health problems of this age. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and control practices on sickle cell disease (SCD) among selected secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria.
a descriptive cross-sectional study involved 420 secondary school students within Osogbo Metropolis selected by a multistage stratified sampling technique, using self-administered structured questionnaire. Data were collected using pre-tested self-administered semi structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.
a total of 420 students were interviewed, modal age range 15-20 years. There were more females (55%) than males (45%). Majority of them were christians (57.1%). A larger percentage of the respondents were aware of SCD (58.5%). However, comprehensive knowledge as regards the various genotypes related to SCD, tests to be done for genotype screening among the respondents is low. One third of the respondents had positive attitude towards SCD (65%) and nearly one half (48%) of the respondents had bad control practices.
findings in this study shows a high level of general awareness on SCD, even though comprehensive knowledge as regards the various genotype related to SCD, tests to be done for genotype screening among others is low. The need to improve on their attitude and practice towards the disease is highly recommended because having a good knowledge is not as important as applying the knowledge in a way to stop the spread of the disease.
镰状细胞病是当今时代最大的公共卫生问题之一。本研究旨在评估尼日利亚奥孙州选定中学学生对镰状细胞病（SCD）的知识、态度和控制实践。
采用描述性横断面研究，使用多阶段分层抽样技术，在奥索博大都市区选取了 420 名中学生，采用自我管理的结构化问卷进行调查。使用预先测试的自我管理半结构化问卷收集数据。使用 SPSS 版本 20 进行数据分析。
共访谈了 420 名学生，模态年龄范围为 15-20 岁。女生（55%）多于男生（45%）。他们大多是基督徒（57.1%）。更多的受访者意识到 SCD（58.5%）。然而，对于与 SCD 相关的各种基因型、用于基因型筛查的测试等方面的综合知识较低。三分之一的受访者对 SCD 有积极的态度（65%），近一半（48%）的受访者控制实践较差。
本研究结果表明，对 SCD 的普遍认识水平较高，尽管对与 SCD 相关的各种基因型、用于基因型筛查的测试等方面的综合知识较低。强烈建议改善他们对该疾病的态度和实践，因为拥有良好的知识并不像将知识应用于阻止疾病传播那样重要。
