The Director, Centre for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training, University of Abuja, Prof. Obiageli Nnodu, has called for the screening of newborn for sickle cell disease shortly after birth.
“Prenatal and postnatal education and counselling should be available to parents and relatives. Regular follow-up to monitor disease progression and treatment adherence are essential to prevent severe chronic complications. “The noted prevalence of 1·4% for HbSS and 20·5percent for HbAS is somewhat lower than figures that have been used for years as representative of our populations, but they mostly accord with data in the National Demographic and Health Survey report of 2018. The higher prevalence of HbSS in our study compared with overall data from the 2018 Nigeria.”
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