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SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

DON’TS

• Don’t engage in strenuous exercise
•  Don’t marry another person with sickle cell anaemia
•  Don’t marry a person who carries sickle cell trait in his/her blood

DOS

• See your doctor regularly
• Report all illness to your doctor
• Marry only people with genotype AA
• Eat good food

SIMPLE MEDICAL INFORMATION

Genotype Blood Test

WIFE     HUSBAND       MARRIAGE

AA              AA                      YES

AA              AS                       YES

AS              AA                       YES

AS              AS                        NO

SS              AA                        YES

SS              AS                         NO

SS              SS                         NO

NOTE:

Go to the nearest doctor or laboratory to confirm your genotype before getting married.

Genotype AA - Can marry anybody

Genotype AS - Cannot marry AS

BLOOD GROUPING TEST

GROUP COMMENT

O+ Cannot donate blood to anybody

Cannot receive blood from O+v or O-

O- Blood difficult to get

Can take O+ or O- blood in case of emergency