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Online Published: 22 Apr 2024
 


Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.

S. O. Raji, A. O. Lawani, B. O. James.


Abstract
Background: With medical advancement, increasing numbers of persons with sickle cell disease attain adulthood, though with associated physical, social and psychological complications which may impact on their quality.
Aims: This study aimed to explore the patterns of quality of life and the factors associated with poor quality of life among adults with sickle cell disease at a treatment facility in Benin-City, Nigeria.
Methods: A cross sectional study of 205 clinically stable adults with SCD receiving out-patient care at the
Sickle Cell Clinic in Benin-City, Nigeria. Participants were recruited over a 6-month period and interviewed. A socio-demographic questionnaire, pain assessment quadruple visual analogue scale (PAQVAS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Instrument (WHOQOL-Bref) were administered.

Key words: Keywords: Sickle cell disease, Quality of life,Pain.Nigeria


 
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Raji SO, Lawani AO, James BO. Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. NJP. 2017; 15(1): 44-51.

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Raji SO, Lawani AO, James BO. Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. NJP. 2017; 15(1): 44-51.


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Raji SO, Lawani AO, James BO. Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. NJP. (2017), [cited June 27, 2026]; 15(1): 44-51.


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Raji, S. O., Lawani, . A. O. & James, . B. O. (2017) Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. NJP, 15 (1), 44-51.


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Raji, S. O., A. O. Lawani, and B. O. James. 2017. Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 15 (1), 44-51.


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Raji, S. O., A. O. Lawani, and B. O. James. "Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 15 (2017), 44-51.


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Raji, S. O., A. O. Lawani, and B. O. James. "Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 15.1 (2017), 44-51. Print.


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Raji, S. O., Lawani, . A. O. & James, . B. O. (2017) Determinants of quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Benin-City, Nigeria: cross-sectional study.. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 15 (1), 44-51.


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