Genetic Counselling and Marriage Stability Among Married Couples in Ondo State Nigeria

Abstract

The rationale behind the establishment of any family is to share skittish moments and different periods together. Things falling apart, minatory and divorce are never words to be minced in marital relationship or marriage. The avoidance of genetic counselling amounts to stoning a marital glass house intentionally, with series of breaks (fights) that will eventually lead to divorce. In this paper, an attempt is made at explaining marriage, genetic counselling, sex determination, sickle cell anaemia, Rhesus factor, albinism concerns and implication of these concerns for family stability. The paper, however, suggests some measures to achieving marriage stability through genetic counselling. Hence, it called for constitutionalizing compulsory genetic counselling before establishing any family. More professional genetic counsellors are needed in all sectors to effectively prevent martial instability adversely affecting Nigeria negatively.

Keywords: Genetic Counselling, marriage stability, married couples, Implication, Nigeria