Back to search

Article

Acceptability of newborn screening for sickle cell disease among post-natal mothers at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital, western Kenya

2023-12-07

Abstract excerpt

<h4>Background: </h4> Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited blood disorder that manifests early in life with resultant significant health complications. Globally, nearly three quarters of all affected babies are in sub-Saharan Africa. Early identification of babies with SCD through newborn screening (NBS) followed by early linkage to care is recommended. However, the program has not been widely adop...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work
6fbeeb9c-f357-5350-93ea-0de1f7f4678b
DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-3676768/v1
Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest
Interactive article relationship graphSelect a related publication card to move it into the centre and load its closest explainable connections. Solid lines are source-backed structured connections. Dashed lines are semantic discovery signals and are not scientific evidence.
Acceptability of newborn screening for sickle cell disease among post-natal mothers at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital, western KenyaDOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3676768/v1
High acceptability of newborn screening for sickle cell disease among post-natal mothers in western KenyaSemantic proximity
AWARENESS AND ACCEPTABILITY OF PRE-MARITAL SCREENING FOR SICKLE CELL AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN KENYASemantic proximity
Retrospective Perspectives on Premarital Sickle Cell Screening Among Parents of Children Living With Sickle Cell Disease at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin CitySemantic proximity
FACTORS AFFECTING PREMARITAL SICKLE CELL SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT LIRA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDYSemantic proximity
Perceptions and preferences for genetic testing for sickle cell disease or trait: a qualitative study in Cameroon, Ghana and TanzaniaSemantic proximity
Predictors of the Effectiveness of Health Education Intervention and Infant Diagnosis for Sickle Cell Disease Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania: a Quasi Experimental StudySemantic proximity
Determinantsof perception and willingness to uptake premarital screening test for sickle cell disease among health sciences undergraduate students in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.Semantic proximity
Exploring the sickle cell disease knowledge of premarital counseling team members of faith groups; a multi-center mixed-methods studySemantic proximity
Sickle Cell Disease Screening: Experiences of Parents with Positive Newborns at Korle Bu Teaching HospitalSemantic proximity
Acceptability of prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia by a sample of the Nigerian population.Semantic proximity
Pre-marital screening for sickle cell haemoglobin and genetic counseling: awareness and acceptability among undergraduate students of a Nigerian UniversitySemantic proximity
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Premarital Genotype Counselling and Testing for Sickle Cell Disease Among the Academic Staff of Kaduna State University, NigeriaSemantic proximity
Select a neighboring publication to make it the new centre.