Socioeconomic Status and Stroke Risk in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A DISPLACE Study Secondary Analysis
Lack of hydroxyurea (HU) prescription was the factor most strongly associated with abnormal TCD outcome. Low SES proxies were not independently associated with abnormal or conditional TCD results. Qualitative studies are needed to better understand why a child with SCD might not have been prescribed HU.
Authors
- Daniel C. Humphrey
- Shannon Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-9156)
- Martina Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-5142)
- Jeffrey G. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2642-2880)
- Morohuntodun O. Oni
- Alyssa M. Schlenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-5016)
- Julie Kanter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-8891)
- Natasha M. Archer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-5872)
- Kira O'Neil Bona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5602-7059)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.32112
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00