Abstract

AIM: This study aimed at determining the awareness of premarital genetic counselling among youth corpers in Owo, South West Nigeria.
METHOD: The study was conducted between January and March,2009 among youth corpers in Owo. One hundred and sixteen out of the two hundred and fifty youth corpers in the community were selected by simple random sampling. The respondents were interviewed with the aid of self administered questionnaire by the authors. The information obtained from the respondents included their bio-data, awareness of premarital genetic counselling as well as their views on legalizing it. The data obtained was analyzed with SPSS 15.0.1 statistical software version.
RESULTS: Most respondents, 105 (90.5%) were aware of premarital genetic counselling. Majority of them were informed by health workers 41 (39%). Most respondents, 95 (81.9%) were in support of legalizing premarital genetic counselling.
CONCLUSION: Most respondents were aware of premarital genetic counselling. The media should play a more prominent role in enlightening the populace.

Key words: Premarital Genetic Counselling, Awareness, Youth Corpers, Nigeria

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