TAILIEUCHUNG - Parental Attitude to Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Health Facilities in Irepodun Local Government, Kwara State, Nigeria

The early identification and treatment of toxic stress, including child maltreatment, can lessen the associated long-term negative health and behavioral outcomes. Daycare providers, teachers, and other adults who interact frequently with children should have sufficient knowledge and skills to identify and care for children who have been exposed to traumatic childhood experiences. They should be familiar with support services to meet the needs of children whose problems cannot be adequately addressed by front-line staff. 20 Social service agencies that are responsible for investigating suspected cases of abuse and neglect should include a thorough assessment of a child’s developmental status. 20 This assess- ment. | Kamla-Raj 2011 Ethno Med 5 1 33-40 2011 Parental Attitude to Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Health Facilities in Irepodun Local Government Kwara State Nigeria Joel Adeleke Afolayan and Florence Tayo Jolayemi Faculty of Nursing Niger Delta University Bayelsa State Nigeria Telephone 2348037116208 2348052625510 E-mail Irepodun Local Government Secretariat Omu-Aran Nigeria KEYWORDS Heredity. Incompatibility. Individual Differences. Pathologic Disease ABSTRACT The study investigated parental attitude towards children with sickle cell disease in selected health facilities in Irepodun Local Government Kwara State Nigeria. 80 participants were purposively selected for the study. A self-reporting questionnaire was used to collect the needed information from the parents of children with sickle cell disease. Simple percentage and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. Findings from the study showed that about 87 of the participants regretted having such children and gave reasons such as lack of enlightenment programme on sickle cell anemia no genetic counseling ill-disposition to pre-marital genotypic screening inadequate medical facilities for adequate test for genotype in rural areas gross misrepresentation and wrong perception of sickle cell disease lack of knowledge of people on sickle cell disease and nonchalant attitude to the result of screening due to love and interest in one s partners. It is therefore recommended that adequate mobilization of educative programmes on importance of pre-marital genetic counseling should be done facilities should be provided for genotype screening freely for the members of the society it should be made compulsory for all intending couples and where incompatibility exists they should not be allowed to marry. The government should legislate in this area by not allowing marriages between non-compatible individuals and should provide free health service for sickle cell patients while their drugs .

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