Prevalence of sickle cell trait and needs assessment for uptake of sickle cell screening among secondary school students in Kampala City, Uganda.

Prevalence of sickle cell trait and needs assessment for uptake of sickle cell screening among secondary school students in Kampala City, Uganda.

<h4>Background</h4>Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most frequent and traumatizing genetic disease in Uganda, with the prevalence of the sickle cell trait (SCT) estimated at 13.3% leading to serious psycho-social and economic impact on the patients and their families.<h4>Aim...

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Main Authors: Shamim Namukasa, Rose Maina, Sarah Nakaziba, Grace Among, Lydia Asasira, Posiano Mayambala, Joseph Atukwatse, Mary Namuguzi, Ahmed M Sarki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296119&type=printable

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