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The Impact of Sickle Cell Disease on Academic Performance among Affected Students

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that is highly prevalent in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, and is mostly characterized by many complications such as vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), acute chest syndrome (ACS) and well-documented neurological complications. These complications m...

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Autores principales: Alhazmi, Abdulaziz, Hakami, Khalid, Abusageah, Faisal, Jaawna, Essa, Khawaji, Meshal, Alhazmi, Essam, Zogel, Basem, Qahl, Salman, Qumayri, Ghadeer
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8773889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35053640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9010015
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author Alhazmi, Abdulaziz
Hakami, Khalid
Abusageah, Faisal
Jaawna, Essa
Khawaji, Meshal
Alhazmi, Essam
Zogel, Basem
Qahl, Salman
Qumayri, Ghadeer
author_facet Alhazmi, Abdulaziz
Hakami, Khalid
Abusageah, Faisal
Jaawna, Essa
Khawaji, Meshal
Alhazmi, Essam
Zogel, Basem
Qahl, Salman
Qumayri, Ghadeer
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description Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that is highly prevalent in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, and is mostly characterized by many complications such as vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), acute chest syndrome (ACS) and well-documented neurological complications. These complications may affect patients’ academic performance. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted in Jazan Province. General and demographic data were collected and questions about academic performance of students with SCD were answered. Both t-tests and chi-square tests, along with multiple logistic regression, were used for analysis. Results: 982 participants were selected for this study with a mean age of 23 years (SD: 7). Most of the participants were female (64%). The number of participants with SCD was 339 (36%), of whom 42% were male. Students with SCD recorded lower grade point averages (GPA) and more absences compared to healthy participants. Further, about 60% of students with SCD thought they performed better than 40% of the participants without SCD during the COVID-19 pandemic when most of the educational activities were online. Conclusion: As has been previously reported, this study suggested that the academic performance of students with SCD is negatively affected compared to healthy individuals, and this is mostly due to complications associated with the disease. Further, students with SCD acknowledged better performance with online education, an option that should be considered to improve their academic performance. National studies on a larger population are required by health and education officials, and supportive online educational programs are warranted to enhance the academic performance of this population.
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spelling pubmed-87738892022-01-21 The Impact of Sickle Cell Disease on Academic Performance among Affected Students Alhazmi, Abdulaziz Hakami, Khalid Abusageah, Faisal Jaawna, Essa Khawaji, Meshal Alhazmi, Essam Zogel, Basem Qahl, Salman Qumayri, Ghadeer Children (Basel) Article Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that is highly prevalent in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, and is mostly characterized by many complications such as vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), acute chest syndrome (ACS) and well-documented neurological complications. These complications may affect patients’ academic performance. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted in Jazan Province. General and demographic data were collected and questions about academic performance of students with SCD were answered. Both t-tests and chi-square tests, along with multiple logistic regression, were used for analysis. Results: 982 participants were selected for this study with a mean age of 23 years (SD: 7). Most of the participants were female (64%). The number of participants with SCD was 339 (36%), of whom 42% were male. Students with SCD recorded lower grade point averages (GPA) and more absences compared to healthy participants. Further, about 60% of students with SCD thought they performed better than 40% of the participants without SCD during the COVID-19 pandemic when most of the educational activities were online. Conclusion: As has been previously reported, this study suggested that the academic performance of students with SCD is negatively affected compared to healthy individuals, and this is mostly due to complications associated with the disease. Further, students with SCD acknowledged better performance with online education, an option that should be considered to improve their academic performance. National studies on a larger population are required by health and education officials, and supportive online educational programs are warranted to enhance the academic performance of this population. MDPI 2021-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8773889/ /pubmed/35053640 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9010015 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zogel, Basem
Qahl, Salman
Qumayri, Ghadeer
The Impact of Sickle Cell Disease on Academic Performance among Affected Students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8773889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35053640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9010015
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