In view of this study, the
following recommendations and suggestion were arrived at:
following recommendations and suggestion were arrived at:
1. Intending
couple should go for a genotype test, and should also go for genetic counselling.
couple should go for a genotype test, and should also go for genetic counselling.
2. The
government should provide good screening facilities and manpower to run the centre
effectively.
government should provide good screening facilities and manpower to run the centre
effectively.
3. Counselling
unit should be instituted in hospitals, schools and community.
unit should be instituted in hospitals, schools and community.
4. Educative
materials in form of postal, pamphlet, newspaper, magazines on sickle cell
disease should be made available to the public.
materials in form of postal, pamphlet, newspaper, magazines on sickle cell
disease should be made available to the public.
5. The
government should provide adequate facilities in the management and care for
those with sickle cell disease.
government should provide adequate facilities in the management and care for
those with sickle cell disease.
I suggest that the government should enact a law, where every intending
couple should go for genotype testing and genetic counselling before marriage.
This will further help to reduce the population of sickle cell anaemia in
Nigeria.
couple should go for genotype testing and genetic counselling before marriage.
This will further help to reduce the population of sickle cell anaemia in
Nigeria.
