Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Patients Suffering From Sickle Cell Disease in an Endemic Zone
The knowledge and attitude of patients/guardians regarding the nature of the disease, preventive measures, curative options for transplantation, and screening of family members are low. At the same time, most people are educated. In contrast to the world data, adherence to hydroxyurea is extremely good. Patient and family education and counseling are the needs of the hour.
Authors
- Garima Nirmal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7258-6659)
- Dinesh Pendharkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-0636)
- Neha Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2097-9346)
- Abhishek Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7218-4138)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mph.0000000000002987
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00