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Haemoglobin Variants (Sickle Cell) Among Blood Donors at a Central Blood Bank- Re should Sickle Cell Screening be Introduced at Transfusion Centre in a Resource Limited Setting

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  • Isatta Wurie

    (College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone)

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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hemoglobin variants, specifically sickle cell trait (SCT), among blood donors at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) and Ola During Children’s Hospital (ODCH) Blood Bank in Freetown. The screening included assessment of, the sensitivity and specificity of different testing methods, including wet preparations with sodium metabisulphite and electrophoresis, were compared.

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  • Isatta Wurie, 2023. "Haemoglobin Variants (Sickle Cell) Among Blood Donors at a Central Blood Bank- Re should Sickle Cell Screening be Introduced at Transfusion Centre in a Resource Limited Setting," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 54(1), pages 45325-45355, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:54:y:2023:i:1:p:45325-45355
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.54.008484
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