The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

Summary: Background: Sickle cell disease is the most common severe monogenic disorder in humans. In Africa, 50–90% of children born with sickle cell disease die before they reach their fifth birthday. In this study, we aimed to describe the comparative incidence of specific clinical outcomes among...

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Main Authors: Sophie Uyoga, PhD, Alex W Macharia, MSc, George Mochamah, MSc, Carolyne M Ndila, PhD, Gideon Nyutu, BSc, Johnstone Makale, BSc, Metrine Tendwa, BSc, Emily Nyatichi, BSc, John Ojal, PhD, Mark Otiende, MSc, Mohammed Shebe, DipMed, Kennedy O Awuondo, BSc, Neema Mturi, MMed, Norbert Peshu, MMed, Benjamin Tsofa, MMed, Kathryn Maitland, ProfFMedSci, J Anthony G Scott, ProfFMedSci, Thomas N Williams, ProfFMedSci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19303286

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