Determination of birth prevalence of sickle cell disease using point of care test HemotypeSC™ at Rundu Hospital, Namibia

• Asıl Yazarlar: Runyararo Mashingaidze Mano (Yazar), Patience Kuona (Yazar), Jane Masiiwa Misihairabgwi (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD), a noncommunicable disease, has the greatest burden in sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of children (50-90%) with SCD die before their 5th birthday, with approximately 150,000-300,000 annual SCD child deaths in Africa. In developed countries, newborn scr...