Diagnosis patterns of sickle cell disease in Ghana: a secondary analysis

• Main Authors: Alexandra M. Sims (Author), Kwaku Osei Bonsu (Author), Rebekah Urbonya (Author), Fatimah Farooq (Author), Fitz Tavernier (Author), Marianna Yamamoto (Author), Sheri VanOmen (Author), Brittne Halford (Author), Polina Gorodinsky (Author), Rachel Issaka (Author), Tulana Kpadenou (Author), Rhonda Douglas (Author), Samuel Wilson (Author), Clementine Fu (Author), Danielle Canter (Author), Duña Martin (Author), Austin Novarra (Author), Lewis Graham (Author), Fredericka Sey (Author), Charles Antwi-Boasiako (Author), Catherine Segbefia (Author), Onike Rodrigues (Author), Andrew Campbell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite having the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world, no country in Sub-Saharan Africa has a universal screening program for the disease. We sought to capture the diagnosis patterns of SCD (age at SCD diagnosis, method of SCD diagnosis, and age of first...