ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, NIGERIA: COUNSELING INTERVENTION - Dr. Pauline U. Ekpang, Beshel F. Unimna, Obaye E. Bassey

ABSTRACT

There are ethical issues associated with sickle cell anemia. The first ethical question for patients who are in school is whether to have an abortion or to keep the pregnancy. The decision to terminate a pregnancy based on a positive result is usually a difficult one that involves religious, psychological, and cultural considerations. The scope of genetic counseling offered by healthcare workers (geneticists, hematologists, nurses, and obstetricians) has a lot of ethical implications. Several studies have shown that “non-directive” and client–centered form of genetic counseling is considered as one of the best ways of controlling the disease. This form of counseling entails disclosure of genetic risk information necessary for the client to make an informed decision without direct or indirect advice from the counselors.

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KEYWORDS: Counseling, Sickle-cell, Genotype, Anaemia, Genetic, Client-centered.