Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| < 30 | 2 |
| 30–39 | 8 |
| > 40 | 2 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 10 |
| Male | 2 |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 3 |
| Protestant | 5 |
| Moslem | 3 |
| Born again | 1 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 8 |
| Separated/divorced | 3 |
| Single | 1 |
| Level of education | |
| Primary | 3 |
| Secondary | 5 |
| Tertiary | 2 |
| Relationship with child | |
| Biological Child | 11 |
| Not Biological Child | 1 |
| Duration with SCD (years) | |
| < 3 | 3 |
| 4–5 | 8 |
| > 6 | 1 |