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Socio-environmental exposures and health outcomes among persons with sickle cell disease

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  • Monika R Asnani
  • Jennifer Knight Madden
  • Marvin Reid
  • Lisa-Gaye Greene
  • Parris Lyew-Ayee

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There is much variability in the expression of sickle cell disease (SCD) and recent works suggest that environmental and social factors may also influence this variability. This paper aims to use geographic information systems technology to examine the association between socio-environmental exposures and health outcomes in all persons who have attended or currently attend the Sickle Cell Unit in Jamaica. Rural patients presented for clinical care at older ages and had less annual visits to clinic. Persons travelled relatively long distances to seek SCD care and those travelling longer had less health maintenance visits. Urban patients had a higher prevalence of significant pain crises (69.4% vs. 55.8%, p value

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  • Monika R Asnani & Jennifer Knight Madden & Marvin Reid & Lisa-Gaye Greene & Parris Lyew-Ayee, 2017. "Socio-environmental exposures and health outcomes among persons with sickle cell disease," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(4), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0175260
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175260
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