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Acceptability of prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia by a sample of the Nigerian population.

African journal of medicine and medical sciences - 1 Jan 2000

Durosinmi M A, Odebiyi A I, Akinola N O, Adediran L A, Aken'Ova Y, Okunade M A, Halim N K, Onwukeme K E, Olatunji P O, Adegoroye D E

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The acceptability of prenatal diagnosis (PND) as a means of controlling sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Nigeria was examined using a semi-structured questionnaire. The aim of the study was to examine the attitudes of well-informed, educated Nigerians to the use of PND and abortion of confirmed HbSS pregnancies in the control of SCA. There were 433 respondents comprising 204 males and 210 females (gender was not...

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