Social Stigma Associated With Sickle Cell Disease In Kaduna North Local Government Area Of Kaduna State

                                                                               AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder and one of the most common genetic conditions worldwide. Over 300 million people have sickle cell traits world-wide with three-quarters of that population concentrated in Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean and one-Quarter in sub-Saharan Africa.  Globally, Nigeria has the greatest absolute number of people with SCD, with up to 150,000 infants with SCD born each year. SCD in Nigeria has been associated with discrimination ostensibly deriv…