Quantifying the Levels of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Sickle Cell Disease and Premarital Genetic Counseling in 350 Saudi Adults.

Q3 Medicine Advances in Hematology Pub Date : 2019-05-02 eCollection Date: 2019-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2019/3961201

Heba M Al-Qattan, Dana F Amlih, Fatima S Sirajuddin, Dalal I Alhuzaimi, Mai S Alageel, Reema M Bin Tuwaim, Farjah H Al Qahtani

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Our study aims to observe the levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) and premarital genetic counseling (PMGC) in 351 Saudi adults. The relationships between KAP levels and sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, and educational level) were observed. The study was conducted in King Khalid University Hospital between February 21, 2017, and March 7, 2018. A total of 351 Saudi participants attending the primary care clinic were selected using convenience sampling and were given a self-administered questionnaire. Overall, the 351 participants had the best attitude (41% scoring "good"), followed by knowledge (28.8%), and, lastly, practice (19.1%). Out of the sociodemographic characteristics, age group was the most statistically significant in all the three categories (knowledge, attitude, and practice). The > 50-year age group performed the worst in all the three categories. Despite the advancements in public healthcare measures in Saudi Arabia, our study revealed that there are still many gaps to be filled regarding the knowledge, attitude, and practice associated with SCD and PMGC.

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量化 350 名沙特成年人与镰状细胞病和婚前遗传咨询相关的知识、态度和实践水平。

我们的研究旨在观察 351 名沙特成年人与镰状细胞病（SCD）和婚前遗传咨询（PMGC）相关的知识、态度和实践（KAP）水平。研究还观察了 KAP 水平与社会人口特征（年龄、性别、婚姻状况和教育水平）之间的关系。研究于 2017 年 2 月 21 日至 2018 年 3 月 7 日在哈立德国王大学医院进行。研究采用便利抽样法，共选取了 351 名沙特籍初级保健门诊就诊者，并向他们发放了一份自填问卷。总体而言，351 名参与者的态度最好（41% 得分为 "好"），其次是知识（28.8%），最后是实践（19.1%）。在社会人口学特征中，年龄组在所有三个类别（知识、态度和实践）中都具有最显著的统计学意义。年龄大于 50 岁的人群在所有三个方面的表现都最差。尽管沙特阿拉伯在公共医疗保健措施方面取得了进步，但我们的研究表明，在与 SCD 和 PMGC 相关的知识、态度和实践方面仍有许多差距有待填补。

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