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Implementation of the NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screening Policy: A Survey of Athletic Staff and Student-athletes
Authors:Charlotte Baker  Jill Powell  Dominic Le  Melissa S. Creary  Lori-Ann Daley  Mary Anne McDonald  Charmaine DM. Royal
Affiliation:1. College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University, 1515 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, FSH Science Research Center Room 209E, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA;2. Center on Genomics, Race, Identity, Difference (GRID), Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, Box 90420 Durham, NC 27708-0420, USA;3. Emory University Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts (ILA), Emory University, 1635 N. Decatur Road Atlanta 30322, Georgia;4. Department of African and African American Studies, Duke University, 234 Ernestine Friedl Building, Box 90252, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Abstract:

Objective

To describe the perspectives and experiences of athletic trainers, coaches, and student-athletes approximately three years post-implementation of the NCAA sickle cell trait (SCT) screening policy.

Participants

Two-hundred and eight student-athletes, 32 athletic trainers, and 43 coaches from 10 NCAA Division I (DI) institutions in North Carolina from January to June 2014.

Methods

Two online surveys were used to assess knowledge, perspectives, and experiences.

Results

Athletic staff were more supportive than student-athletes of the need for the policy. Noted challenges included variation in implementation and follow-up for SCT-positive athletes, financial costs to institutions and athletes, and timing of the screening.

Conclusions

More education about SCT is needed for student-athletes and athletic staff in order to help make the implementation more successful. All parties need to be in agreement regarding the importance of knowing which student-athletes have SCT and how that information will be utilized.
Keywords:Athletics  Health education  Sickle cell trait  Pre-participation examination  Genetic counseling  Clinical medicine  Sports medicine
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