Introduction: sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary red blood cell disorder of public health
importance globally with Nigeria the epicenter zone in Africa. There is a paucity of …

The huge burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) coupled with a correspondingly high morbidity
and mortality, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, has made it really imperative to invest more …

Introduction: sickle cell disease and HIV infection are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. While
Haemoglobin S (HbS) contributes to significant morbidity and mortality in the homozygous or …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a widespread inherited blood disorder, which leaves lasting
effects on the health, social functioning, and finances of individuals, families, communities …

Introduction: Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder with diverse clinical variability,
which predisposes patients to additional complications and frequent hospitalizations. Aims …

Objectives. Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is one of the commonest genetic disorders in the
world. It is characterized by anaemia, periodic attacks of thrombotic pain, and chronic …

Sickle cell trait (SCT; HbAS), the heterozygous state for the sickle cell allele of the beta
globin gene, is carried by as many as 100 million individuals worldwide. Nigeria has the …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest genetic disorder worldwide with a
global prevalence of 20-25 million. About 12-15 million affected persons are in Sub-Sahara …

Objective Our study sought to assesses the knowledge and awareness of individual sickle
cell genotype among adolescents. Methods Participants were recruited from a large school …

ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a serious hereditary blood disorder affecting
millions of people around the world. Approximately 100,000 people have SCD and two and …