Feasibility of population-based screening of sickle cell disease through the primary health care system in tribal areas of India.
Bontha Veerraju BabuYogita SharmaParikipandla SrideviShaily B SurtiManoranjan RanjitDeepa BhatJatin SarmahGodi SudhakarPublished in: Journal of medical screening (2022)
The study demonstrates the feasibility of establishing a population-based screening programme in the primary health care system. It is easy to implement in tribal habitations as part of the proposed national SCD/haemoglobinopathies programme.