A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN OF UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS AT HERI MISSION HOSPITAL IN BUHIGWE DISTRICT – KIGOMA, TANZANIA
Background: Sickle cell disease has become a common inherited hemoglobin disorder. Various reports have shown that a high mortality rate of children under five years of age was reported in the year 2022 in Tanzania. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD) amo...
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| Language: | English |
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Student's Journal of Health Research
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Student's Journal of Health Research Africa |
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| Online Access: | https://sjhresearchafrica.org/index.php/public-html/article/view/341 |