Knowledge, perception and practices towards sickle cell disease: a community survey among adults in Lubaga division, Kampala Uganda
Abstract Background Worldwide, the burden of Sickle Cell disease (SCD) has not been amply addressed. In Africa, Uganda has the 5th highest burden, a situation aggravated by limited and inaccessible formal social support structures to aid patients and families cope better with the psychosocial burden...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5496-4 |