Psychosocial Burden and Coping Abilities of Caregivers of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Attending Government-Owned Tertiary Health Care Facilities in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria

Objective: Sickle cell disease is a chronic inherited haematological disorder affecting predominantly people of African, Arab and Indiana ancestries with the highest reported burden of 150,000 children in Nigeria. The chronicity and physical and psychosocial complications of the disease pose a sign...

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Main Authors: Adekunle Alabi, Morufat Ogundeyi, Gbenayon Mautin, Adeola Ekundayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babcock Medical Society 2023-12-01
Series:Babcock University Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://bumj.babcock.edu.ng/index.php/bumj/article/view/304