THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE ON THE HOME CARE AND INDICATION FOR HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE.

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited abnormality of the red blood cell characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia with numerous clinical consequences. SCD refers to a collection of hemoglobinopathies (inherited gene) characterized by abnormal haemoglobin and produced through the homozygous inheritance of a sickle cell allele. Heterozygous inheritance results in a condition known as