Likely decision if
partners are carriers |
Intervention group
|
Control group
|
Intervention grp. vs control grp (post-intervention) |
Pre
n=218
Freq (%) |
Post
n=216
Freq (%) |
%
change |
p
value |
Pre
n=196
Freq (%) |
Post
n=194
Freq(%) |
%
Change |
P
Value |
P
value |
| Change Marriage Plan |
88
(44.4) |
93
(43.3) |
-1.1 |
0.57 |
94(48.0) |
94(49.0) |
1 |
0.922 |
0.273 |
| |
| Accept to be child-less |
8
(4.1) |
1
(1.6) |
-2.461 |
0.037* |
1
(0.5) |
3
(1.6) |
1.1 |
0.371* |
0.348 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Use a sperm donor |
9 |
2 |
-3.7 |
0.069* |
3 |
3 |
0.1 |
1.000* |
0.904 |
| |
(4.6) |
(0.9) |
|
|
(1.5) |
(1.6) |
|
|
|
| |
| Do prenatal screening |
17
(8.6) |
19
(8.8) |
0.2 |
0.706 |
15
(7.7) |
19
(9.9) |
2.2 |
0.454 |
0.753 |
| |
| Limit child bearing |
27
(13.7) |
30
(14.0) |
0.3 |
0.643 |
26
(13.3) |
22
(11.5) |
-1.8 |
0.563 |
0.439 |
| |
| Accept if child has SCD |
24
(12.2) |
8
(3.7) |
-8.5 |
0.004 |
15
(7.7) |
8
(4.2) |
-3.5 |
0.139 |
0.826 |
| |
| Don't know |
51 |
61 |
2.34 |
0.249 |
50 |
45 |
-2.8 |
0.595 |
0.244 |
| |
(25.9) |
(28.2) |
|
|
(25.9) |
(23.1) |
|
|
|
|
