International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 13-19 Sickle Cell Disease Awareness, Prevention and Management Competence of Student Teachers: Panacea for Strengthening Childhood Education in Nigeria Dr. (Mrs) A. A. Bagudo Abstract: The study seeks to examine the level of awareness on the prevailing conditions and preventive trends on sickle cell disease among Primary Education Students in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. The total population is 755 students, and purposeful sampling technique was used and all the 150 students (UG 3 level) were used as sample for the study. Researcher constructed instrument was used for the study. Samples were subjected to pre-test, awareness/ lecture sessions, and post test. Five research questions and one hypothesis were advanced for the study. Frequency, percentages and t-test were used as statistical instruments. The study found significant difference between pretest and post test scores of students on awareness, knowledge of conditions and preventive measures of sickle cell. The study found difference between pre-test and post test on students decision for spouse compatibility, and knowledge of managing SCD in the class. The study suggests the need for under graduate general studies course content to include lectures on sickle cell conditions, specifically all teacher training professional courses to facilitate wide spread awareness of sickle cell management and preventive measures. The study suggests the need to customize the practice of genotype screening and matching before marriage in various societies, specifically parents, religious leaders and clerics are to sensitize and make gene-type compatibility an important requirement for prospective couples. The study concludes that the best treatment for sickle cell disease is prevention, and this can be achieved with proper and valid laboratory blood screening test results, and matching of spouses before marriage to prevent the high rate of sickle cell birth and the eventual traumatic life they are likely to encounter can be addressed by team work of medical personnel and well trained teachers.