Inadequate community knowledge about sickle cell disease among the Indian tribal population: a formative assessment in a multicentric intervention study.

Bontha Veerraju Babu Parikipandla Sridevi Shaily B Surti Manoranjan Ranjit Deepa Bhat Jatin Sarmah Godi Sudhakar Yogita Sharma

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)

There is a gross inadequacy of knowledge about SCD in the Indian tribal population. This study warrants implementing a health education programme as a part of the SCD programme.

Keyphrases

healthcare
sickle cell disease
randomized controlled trial
mental health
public health
study protocol
quality improvement