Knowledge of and attitudes toward heel prick screening for sickle cell disease in Saint Lucia

Sickle cell disease (SCD) describes a group of inherited red blood cell disor¬ders in which abnormal hemoglobin, called hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglo¬bin, forms in red blood cells. This SCD study sought to assess health care workers’ (HCW) knowledge of and attitude toward heel prick (HP) screening and also determine new mothers’ favourability toward HP screening. This study found that the HCWs’ knowledge of the HP screening method was high. The mothers trust HCWs, and the mothers would accept the HP procedure irrespective of their knowledge of the test and any discomfort associated with this screening method.

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Alexander S, Belmar-George S, Eugene A, Elias V. Knowledge of and attitudes toward heel prick screening for sickle cell disease in Saint Lucia. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2017;41(e70). doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2017.70