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Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of inherited hemoglobinopathies characterized by the presence of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) in red blood cells (RBCs).The primary defect in SCD lies at the level of the 尾-globin chain of Hb in which glutamic acid is substituted for valine at the...
About Sickle Cell Disease News Sickle Cell Disease News is a digital platform intended to provide the sickle cell disease (SCD) community with the most recent news and information on SCD, as well as first-hand community perspectives from our patient and caregiver columnists. All articles on ...
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Using qualitative and quantitative strategies to evaluate knowledge and perceptions about sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. To evaluate knowledge, perceptions and the effectiveness of different sources of information about sickle cell trait (SCT) and sickle cell disease (SCD); t... MJ Tread...
With low antenatal care attendance by pregnant women in health facilities in Nigeria, community-based programs could enable increased reach for health education about sickle cell disease (SCD) and newborn screening (NBS) among pregnant women. This pilot study aimed to assess the effect of education...
Boyd JH, Watkins AR, Price CL, Fleming F, DeBaun MR. Inadequate community knowledge about sickle cell disease among African-American women. J Natl Med Assoc 2005;97:62- 67.Inadequate community knowledge about sickle cell disease among African-American women. J Natl Med Assoc 2005; ...
Introduction and Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an extremely challenging disease of global concern. The highest prevalence of SCD in Saudi Arabia is in the Eastern province. Compared to all other areas of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qatif area has the highest gene frequencies ...
sickle cell diseasetransitionBackground: Adolescence is a vulnerable time for teens with sickle cell disease (SCD). Although there is evidence to support the use of web-based education to promote self-management skills in patients with chronic illnesses, the quality of SCD-related information on ...
Individuals with sickle-cell disease now have a greater chance of living to adulthood than ever before. That means you have a greater chance of car...