Utilising the 'Getting to Outcomes^®' Framework in Community Engagement for Development and Implementation of Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening in Kaduna State, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Baba P.D. Inusa (Author), Kofi A. Anie (Author), Andrea Lamont (Author), Livingstone G. Dogara (Author), Bola Ojo (Author), Ifeoma Ijei (Author), Wale Atoyebi (Author), Larai Gwani (Author), Esther Gani (Author), Lewis Hsu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has been designated by WHO as a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, and the development of newborn screening (NBS) is crucial to the reduction of high SCD morbidity and mortality. Strategies from the field of implementation science can be useful for sup...