| Autor: |
Idowu, Modupe, Badejoko, Solomon, Rowan, Paul, Juneja, Harinder S. |
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Blood; November 2014, Vol. 124 Issue: 21 p4936-4936, 1p |
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Introduction:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a disabling condition that affects about one out of every 500 African American births in the United States. Children and adolescents with SCD have high rates of school absenteeism and poor academic achievement, yet there are very few studies that have investigated the impact of SCD on adult patients’ academic achievement. Since SCD mostly affects individuals of African descent, the possible risk factors for poor academic achievement and school absenteeism are an intricate combination of disease, demographic, and socio-economic variables. Potential associates of poor academic performance and school absenteeism in adults with SCD include health-related (pain frequency and intensity, health-care utilization), psychosocial (support system, coping mechanism), and poverty (many with SCD have low socioeconomic status). The goal of this study is to compare SCD patients’ academic achievement and school absenteeism with their unaffected siblings. |
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