TABLE 2.

Distribution of knowledge on sickle cell disease epidemiology among healthcare providers working in Selembao health zone.

Variables	Nurses						Physicians (N = 80)		All (N = 318)
	A2 (N = 118)		A1 (N = 110)		A0 (N = 10)		n	%	n	%
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Have information on sickle cell disease (SCD)	113	95.8	109	99.1	10	100.0	78	97.5	310	97.5
Continents affected by SCD (Africa, America, Asia, Europe)	0	0.0	2	1.8	0	0.0	3	3.8	5	1.6
The prevalence of the S trait in DRC is more than 10%	30	25.4	31	28.2	6	60.0	33	41.3	100	31.4
The prevalence of SS in DRC is 1% to 2%	15	18.5	16	18.0	1	10.0	17	21.8	49	19.0
Both sexes are affected	80	67.8	79	71.8	9	90.0	52	65.0	220	69.2
University course is the main source of knowledge about SCD	24	20.3	79	71.8	7	70.0	76	95.0	186	58.5
SCD is an inherited disease	101	85.6	101	91.8	9	90.0	76	95.0	287	90.3
SC gene is inherited from two parents	85	72.0	84	76.4	9	90.0	69	86.3	247	77.7
The carrier of the S-trait inherited the gene from one parent	78	66.1	89	80.9	9	90.0	70	87.5	246	77.4

DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo.