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FACTORS AFFECTING PREMARITAL SICKLE CELL SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT LIRA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2025-08-06

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<h4>Background</h4> Sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disorder marked by abnormal hemoglobin, poses a significant public health burden globally, affecting 20–25 million people, with a high prevalence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa where over 300,000 infants are born annually with the disease. Uganda bears the fifth-highest global burden of SCD and ranks first in East Africa. Lira City reports a sickle cel...

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