Perceived stress and social support as correlates of sickle cell anaemia severity in a low-resource setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of biological factors such as foetal haemoglobin in modifying the severity of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) has been extensively investigated. However, the phenotypic variability of SCA cannot be explained by genetic factors alone. Hence, the need to determine other correlates of SCA severity such as perceived stress and social support.

Methods

This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 60 participants aged 8-17 years selected using simple random sampling technique. Standard rating scales (i.e., SCA scoring system, perceived stress scale, and child and adolescent social support scale) were used to assess the severity of SCA, perceived stress and social support, respectively. Foetal haemoglobin (HbF) was estimated using high performance liquid c

SUBMITTER: Onu NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature