Sickle cell trait knowledge and health literacy in caregivers who receive in ‐person sickle cell trait education

ConclusionOur results suggest that caregivers’ baseline SCT knowledge is low, improves with in‐person education but may decline with time. Caregivers who do not achieve high SCT knowledge after education had lower health literacy and baseline knowledge. Future studies should determine if adapting in‐person education to caregivers’ health literacy and knowledge levels results in high and sustained SCT knowledge among all caregivers and more individuals who know their SCT status. Only 16% of individuals with sickle cell trait know their status. This prospective study of caregivers of infants with sickle cell trait found that caregivers’ baseline sickle cell trait knowledge is low and improves with in‐person education, but low health literacy and baseline sickle cell trait knowledge are associated with poor caregiver sickle cell knowledge achievement. Our study identifies specific areas of the education that are modifiable and could result in higher sickle cell trait knowledge among caregivers.
Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research