Should You Go to School with Sickle Cell?
Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Do Not Have Learning Difficulties, but Fatigue and Recurrent Pain Can Influence Their Ability to Concentrate in School. They...
Children with sickle cell anemia do not have learning difficulties, but fatigue and recurrent pain can influence their ability to concentrate in school. They are also more frequently absent from school compared to other children because they must attend doctors' appointments or because they are having painful episodes.
How does sickle cell disease affect education?
School absences: If schools/colleges do not have strong supportive frameworks on sickle cell disorder to reduce school absences, then studies have suggested that a pupil with SCD could miss weeks of schooling a year, most often in short absences of 2-3 days at a time.
Does sickle cell anemia shorten your life?
An inherited disorder that causes red blood cells to deform into a sickle shape and damage cell membranes,4 SCD is associated with significant and costly long-term complications and reduced life expectancy.
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