Medical Interface with Sickle Cell Anaemia among the Yorùbá

This is a community survey of how Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is conceived, managed as well as the influence of the duo on one another. The study has broad objective of elucidating the social and cultural constructs of SCA and the dynamics of its management process. The expectations here included the understanding of how social and cultural constructs facilitates the appreciation of perceptions and various medical responses to this medical condition and what should be done to enhance a workable intervention policy on positive behavioural change for effective management approaches among the people. To achieve this, the study made use of both Quantitative and Qualitative methods to collect data among the Sickle cell patients, primary caregivers, the secondary caregivers (health workers at the clinics, the traditional and faith healers) and the general populace at the study sites.

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El Dr. Musediq Olufemi LAWAL es profesor titular, ex jefe interino del Departamento de Sociología de la Universidad Estatal de Osun, Osogbo, Nigeria; becario de CODESRIA para pequeñas tesis (doctorado) y laureado por CODESRIA. Tiene más de 40 publicaciones en las áreas de salud, desarrollo, medio ambiente y estudios sobre el crimen. Es miembro de reputadas sociedades y redes académicas.