Sickle Cell Anemia and Morbidity in Tribal Population of Pombhurna, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India

  • Bendle Sahas, Goyal R C, Raut Yogesh
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B. S. G. R. C. Raut Yogesh, “Sickle Cell Anemia and Morbidity in Tribal Population of Pombhurna, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India”, ijmhs, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 169–171, Nov. 2014.
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Abstract

The present study was carried out to assess the sickle cell anemia and morbidity pattern among tribal population in Pombhurna Tahsil of  Chandrapur district in  Maharashtra, India.  The subjects were screened by solubility test and positive samples were subjected to cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis. The study showed that 5.54% subjects were having sickle cell anemia. The common morbidity forms were joint pain (56%) and attacks of abdominal pain (24 %).

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