Knowledge and health beliefs assessment of Sickle cell disease as a prelude to neonatal screening in Ibadan, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Oluwatoyin A Babalola (Author), Christina S Chen (Author), Biobele J Brown (Author), John F. Cursio (Author), Adeyinka G Falusi (Author), Olufunmilayo I Olopade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Nigeria bears the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world. Neonatal screening programmes for SCD in other countries have been associated with remarkable reductions in mortality and morbidity. In Nigeria, there is an ongoing effort to implement a large scale SCD neonatal...