Training of counsellors on sickle-cell disorders in Africa

Training of counsellors on sickle-cell disorders in Africa

Falling infant and childhood mortality rates, especially in urban centres, have allowed greater survival of individuals with sickle-cell disorders (SCD), and the need to provide appropriate services has become pressing. The training and employment of counsellors on SCD, shown here to be popular and...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1989-03, Vol.1 (8639), p.653-654
Hauptverfasser: AKINYANJU, O. O, ANIONWU, E. N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology
Anemia, Sickle Cell - genetics
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Community Health Workers - education
Diseases of red blood cells
Feedback
Genetic Counseling
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Medical sciences
Methods
Nigeria
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Zusammenfassung:Falling infant and childhood mortality rates, especially in urban centres, have allowed greater survival of individuals with sickle-cell disorders (SCD), and the need to provide appropriate services has become pressing. The training and employment of counsellors on SCD, shown here to be popular and feasible, seems an essential first step towards the development of a community-based and appropriate policy for coping with SCD in Africa.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X