Incidence and knowledge of genotype and blood grouping among students as a guide to marriage counseling: A case study of FCE Katsina, Nigeria
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Abstract. Mashi RL, Rafindadi MN, Lawal JY, Inusa YM. 2023. Incidence and knowledge of genotype and blood grouping among students as a guide to marriage counseling: A case study of FCE Katsina, Nigeria. Asian J Trop Biotechnol 20: 17-23. Marriages have been formed over the years without the genotypes of the intended partners being known. As a result, many families have had children with sickle cell disease. This study examined the distributions of hemoglobin genotypes, ABO, and rhesus blood group patterns among Federal College of Education (FCE) Katsina, Nigeria, students as a reference to marital counseling. This was a cross-sectional study involving 200 students of FCE Katsina. The ABO blood group was determined using tile method, while the hemoglobin genotype was determined using hemoglobin electrophoresis. Data analysis was done using a simple percentage. The results obtained showed that out of the two hundred students that participated in this study, 146 (73%) of the subjects had HbAA, 51 (25.5%) had HbAS, 3 (1.5%) had HbAC while there were none with HbSS genotype. The distribution of ABO blood groups of the subjects was; blood group O 114 (57%), blood group B 39 (19.5%), blood group A 39 (19.5%), blood group AB 5 (2.5%), A- 1 (0.5%) and O- 2(1%). Furthermore, RhD positive was 197(98.5%), while RhD negative was 3 (1.5%). About 119 (59.5%) of the participants have not heard about blood group, 147 (73.5%) have no knowledge of Hb genotype and 171 (85.5%) are without Rhesus factor knowledge. This study has revealed knowledge and awareness gaps about Hb genotype, Blood group, Rhesus factor and sickle cell disease and the distribution of ABO blood group amongst Federal College of Education Katsina students. Hence there is a need for massive marriage counseling and health education among students to reduce stillbirth incidence due to Rhesus incompatibility and burden of SCD, which has become a public health problem in our country.
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