… The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence patterns of SCD, including other
… (0.98%) among prospective premarital couples in Southeastern Nigeria [26], but lower than …

… , premarital education and screening of couples are needed. … of newborn screening for sickle
cell disease in the centre, the … The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited …

… couple and 71.9% misidentified the proportion of Nigerians … of pre-marital screening is
obviated by some couples who still … sickle cell disease and trait among adolescents in Southeast …

… and mortality; prevalence of sickle cell disease; issues relating … part of Nigeria, and this was
followed by the South-East zone. … ; and premarital genetic counselling about the condition. …

… children in South-Eastern Nigeria gave a prevalence of 5% … aware of premarital screening
for sickle cell anaemia. This … screening among intending couples in Nigeria. Furthermore, …

… , as well as the utility of screening procedures such as premarital … couples had other
sickle cell traits or homozygous sickle cell … (14) in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. A new-born …

… parents, guardians, intending couples, health care providers, … Nigeria bears the highest
burden of the sickle cell disease. … of the prevalence of the disease, are engaged in rationalising …

… prevalence of 2-3% Sickle cell disease is a disease of public … in south-eastern Nigeria may
be attributed to premarital genetic … sickle cell disease and counselling for intending couples to …

… The reason for this is unclear, but may perhaps have to do with higher rates of premarital
screening. One study in southern suggested that a very low percentage of the couples (2.8%) …

… When asked about what a couple should do if they found out … workers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
African Journal of Primary Health … regarding premarital screening for sickle cell disease among …