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2017| November-December | Volume 58 | Issue 6
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An assessment of knowledge, awareness, and attitude of undergraduates toward sickle cell disease in Lagos, Nigeria
Ebele Uche, Olusola Olowoselu, Benjamin Augustine, Ayobami Ismail, Akinsegun Akinbami, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Abdulhafeez Balogun
November-December 2017, 58(6):167-172
DOI
:10.4103/nmj.NMJ_111_18
PMID
:31198270
Background:
Sickle cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive disorder which occurs as a result of the substitution of glutamic acid with valine at the 6
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position of the haemoglobin beta chain, resulting in the synthesis of abnormal haemoglobin and the consequent production of the characteristic sickled red blood cells. Sickle cell anaemia is the homozygous form where two HbS genes are inherited, whilst in Sickle cell disease, the HbS is inherited along with another abnormal haemoglobin eg HbE, HbC, etc.
Aims and Objectives:
This study was aimed at assessing the awareness and knowledge of sickle cell disease among students in a tertiary institution, as well as their attitude to the disease.
Materials and Methods:
This was a cross-sectional quantitative interviewer administered questionnaire study, involving 200 undergraduates of the Lagos State University Ojo Campus, Lagos. Information collected include socio-demographic information, as well as questions to assess the awareness, knowledge and attitude to Sickle Cell Disease. Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.
Results:
The total knowledge score was 20 and depending on the total score of the respondents, knowledge levels were grouped as poor (0-6), fair (6-13) and good (14-20). Of the 200 respondents, 37.5% had good knowledge of SCD, despite high level of awareness (92.5%). The knowledge level of the respondents based on the score revealed a mean score 12.05 + 3.14 indicating fair general knowledge of the respondents. 67.5% of respondents were aware of their haemoglobin phenotypes. More than half (59%) of the respondents knew someone living with sickle cell disease and 154 (77%) agreed that haemoglobin phenotype would play a significant role in their choice of a life partnzer.
Conclusion:
The awareness of SCD among the students is high but this awareness did not translate to good overall knowledge about the disease. This underscores the importance of increased public health education on SCD, in order to increase the knowledge about SCD.
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Prevalence of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among patients previously treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in North-Western, Nigeria
Abayomi Fadeyi, Olufemi O Desalu, Chidi Ugwuoke, Oji A Opanwa, Charles Nwabuisi, Alakija K Salami
November-December 2017, 58(6):161-166
DOI
:10.4103/nmj.NMJ_41_17
PMID
:31198269
Background:
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem. Greater than 90% of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant isolates were also isoniazid resistant, and hence, rifampicin resistance (RR) is frequently used as a surrogate for multidrug-resistant TB.
Setting:
This study was conducted at Infectious Disease Hospital Kano in North-Western Nigeria.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of RR among patients previously treated for pulmonary TB (PTB).
Materials and Methods:
A total of 120 patients previously treated for PTB with current clinical features of PTB were recruited into this study. Relevant clinical information were obtained using a questionnaire. The sputum was collected and analyzed by the Gene Xpert MTB/RIF
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machine to detect RR tuberculosis infection and blood screened for HIV infection.
Results:
The mean (±standard deviation) age of the participants was 35.9 ± 14.3 years and they comprised 73 (60.8%) males and 47 (39.2%) females. HIV-seropositive rate was 11.7% among the participants. Of the 120 participants, PTB was detected in 35 (29.2%) of the participants by Gene Xpert MTB/RIF and 29 of them were cases of relapse. Five patients (4.2%) had RR tuberculosis and 80% of them were below the age of 45 years.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of RR is not high among previously treated PTB patients in this study when compared with other previous studies. This finding is a window for evaluating the efficacy of current interventions in the region and evidence for the consolidation of existing control policies.
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