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Sickle Cell Disease Awareness and Perception Among Christian Religious Leaders in Accra Metropolis: A Qualitative Study

2024-08-06

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Introduction</bold> Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a severe hemoglobin gene mutation disorder inherited from both parents. Two percent of Ghanaian newborns are affected by SCD; one in three Ghanaians has the hemoglobin S gene. Christian religious leaders may play a role in the prevention of SCD through the promotion of genetic counseling, genotype screening for premarital couples, a...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-4720895/v1
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