Assessment of Parents / Caretakers Awareness towards Prevention of Sickle Cell Crises in Children with Sickle Cell Disease at Gaffer Bin Ouf Referal Hospital 2015

Abstract

Abstract

Background:

Sickle cell disease has recently been recognized as problem of major

public health significance by WHO. Approximately 5% of world population carrier trait

gene for hemoglobin disorders mainly SCD and thalassemia over 300,000 children with

sever hemoglobin disorders are borne each year

.

Objective:

the main objective is to assess awareness of parents/caretakers

towards prevention of crises in children with sickle cell disease.

Methods:

observational, cross sectional hospital based study conducted in

hematology clinic in JafferIbnOuf pediatric referral hospital fromSeptember to

December 2015.150 parents and caretakers were included in the study with

convenience sampling methods, data was analyzed by SPSS, version 17.

Results:

Distribution of marital status showed that three quarter 125(78.6%) of sample

study weremarried, those who were primary and secondary school were 51(32.1%) few

of them were post graduate

3( 1.9% )

.Regarding

Occupation only few sample were not

employed 5(3.2%) and more than half of respondents were House wife, 88(55.7%)

Parents and caretakers source of information regarding sickle cell crises majority

study showed positive attitude of respondents regarding prevention of sickle cell

crises, 69%, 60%, 67%, 74% and 80% of respondents mentioned that increase fluid, fruits

,nutrients food ,keeping warm and prescribe medications, respectively are prevent the

SCC. Participants had fair knowledge (p..234) and positive attitude (p. .000)

,significant

association between knowledge and some variables in occupation 0f parents /

caretakers

,and significant association between attitude and

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somevariables in marital status(p. 0,000),

Conclusion:

The Study

concluded that the respondents had fair knowledge and positive attitude regarding

prevention of sickle cell crises.