Indications for hospitalisation and predictors of 30-day re-admission of patients with sickle cell disease in Uganda: a retrospective study
Infections, especially malaria, and painful crises were the leading causes of hospitalisation among Ugandan patients with SCD. Frequent admissions, painful crises and blood transfusions were associated with lower 30-day re-admission risk. There is an urgent need to strengthen malaria prevention strategies and optimise access to disease-modifying therapy, such as hydroxyurea, to improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Phillip Kasirye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-483X)
- Conrad Muzoora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-5198)
- Emmanuel Ochola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-9477)
- Margaret Amelia Namiiro
- Felix Bongomin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-8517)
- Winnie Kibone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8837-1954)
- Davidson H. Hamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-1495)
- Samuel Ssenkungu
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Gulu University (UG)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- St. Mary's Hospital Lacor (UG)
- Gulu Hospital (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104303
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.25
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center