Feasibility Study of the "HemoTypeSC" Test for the Rapid Screening of Sickle Cell Disease in Côte D'Ivoire.

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease that predominantly affects black people. It is very widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly at the Lehmann "sickle belt" level, where the prevalence of the hemoglobin S involves at least 10% of the population in West Africa and can reach 40% in Central Africa. In Côte d'Ivoire, the prevalence of the hemoglobin S is about 12-14% in the general population and about 11.