Table 3 Respondents’ attitude towards SCA/SCD
Variable | Frequency (N = 372) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sickle cell can be cured | |||
Agree | 86 | 23.12 | |
disagree | 93 | 25 | |
I don’t know | 193 | 51.88 | |
If agree, why? (N = 86) | |||
God | 40 | 46.51 | |
medicine | 4 | 4.65 | |
People | 36 | 41.86 | |
Seen | 6 | 6.98 | |
Children with sickle cell can cope with life | |||
Agree | 179 | 48.12 | |
disagree | 101 | 27.15 | |
I don’t know | 92 | 24.73 | |
Willing to stay in a relationship with your partner despite the risk of having a child with sickle cell | |||
Yes | 134 | 36.02 | |
No | 109 | 29.30 | |
Maybe | 129 | 34.68 | |
How you feel about having a child with sickle cell | |||
Sad | 305 | 81.99 | |
Tiresome | 44 | 11.83 | |
Cursed | 16 | 4.30 | |
Strong | 3 | 0.81 | |
don’t know | 4 | 1.08 | |
Aware that there social networks for children with sickle cell | |||
No, I don’t know of any | 337 | 90.59 | |
Yes I know, and I am in contact with one | 4 | 1.08 | |
Yes I know, and am not in contact with any | 30 | 8.06 | |
Others | 1 | 0.27 | |