Knowledge, n (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Good | Poor | Total | P value |
Sickle cell can cure | ||||
Agree | 34 20.73 | 41 19.71 | 75 20.16 | 0.000 |
Disagree | 63 38.41 | 41 19.71 | 104 27.96 | |
Don’t know | 67 40.85 | 126 60.58 | 193 51.88 | |
Children with sickle cell can cope with life | ||||
Agree | 93 56.71 | 86 41.35 | 179 48.12 | 0.000 |
Disagree | 47 28.66 | 54 25.96 | 101 27.15 | |
Don’t know | 24 14.63 | 68 32.69 | 92 24.73 | |
Willing to stay in a relationship despite the risk of having a child with sickle cell | ||||
Yes | 54 32.93 | 80 38.46 | 134 36.02 | 0.023 |
No | 60 36.59 | 49 | 109 29.30 | |
Maybe | 50 30.49 | 79 37.98 | 129 34.68 | |
Aware about social networks for children with sickle cell | ||||
No, I don’t know of any | 140 85.37 | 197 94.71 | 337 90.59 | 0.016 |
Yes, I know and am not in contact with one | 21 12.80 | 9 4.33 | 30 8.06 | |
Yes, I know and in contact with one | 21.22 | 0.962 | 4 1.08 |