High Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in Low-Endemic Areas: A Pilot Study in Chunya, Tanzania
To reduce the burden of SCD, new strategies of screening should be developed to enable timely diagnosis and management of the disease.
Authors
- Kasia Maksym (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4002-3795)
- Suci Ramadhani
- Khanafi Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-326X)
- Deocles Donatus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9954-5346)
- Moshi Moshi Shabani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6871-8751)
- Asia Hussein
- Amani Twaha
- Marygladness Ngeme
- Maryjesca Mafie
- Nazareth M Mbilinyi
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- University of Dar es Salaam (TZ)
- Mbeya University of Science and Technology (TZ)
- Aga Khan University (TZ)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
- Women's Health Research Institute (CA)
- University College London (GB)
- Open University of Tanzania (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- East African Health Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v9i1.835
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Dar es Salaam