Sustainability of newborn screening for sickle cell disease in resource-poor countries: A systematic review

CO Okeke, C Okeke, S Asala, AOD Ofakunrin, S Ufelle… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a worldwide genetic blood disorder. Roughly 400,000 babies
are born with SCD each year worldwide. More than 75% of these births occur in sub …

Feasibility and acceptability of early infant screening for sickle cell disease in Lagos, Nigeria—A pilot study

EO Oluwole, TA Adeyemo, GE Osanyin, OO Odukoya… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In Nigeria, about 150000 babies are born annually with sickle cell disease (SCD), and this
figure has been estimated to increase by 100% by the year 2050 without effective and …

Sickle cell disease: caregiver's awareness and phenotype distribution among children presenting to children emergency of a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

EO Oluwole, TA Adeyemo, B Osinaike… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Sickle cell disease accounts for significant morbidity and mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa and the burden is expected to increase further by 2050. Nigeria is known to …