Efficacy of premarital genotype screening and counselling on knowledge toward Sickle Cell disease among university students in Dodoma Tanzania: uncotrolled quasi-experimental study

2022-04-17 nursing Title + abstract only

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BackgroundTanzania is experiencing the increase burden of Sickle cell disease, with an estimate of 20.6% prevalence Sickle Cell carriers. However, there is no preventive measure has been put in this area by the government; a great focus has been directed in the diagnosis and management and national guideline emphasis on the care of people affected by Sickle Cell Disease. MethodsA non-controlled quasi-experimental study was conducted from June to September 2020 among 697 randomly recruited first...