Increasing Educational Attainment in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease.

Adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD), a chronic condition primarily impacting African Americans, experience challenges graduating high school. Understanding demographic, educational, and community-level correlates of disease is critical to creating effective interventions for these youths. This study aimed to examine 1) educational attainment for adolescents with SCD, 2) neighborhood correlates of their education, and 3) feasibility of a pilot to increase General Education Diploma (GED) class enrollment.

Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: Genetic and Sexual Health Education Needs.

Objectives: Assess the need for and interest in a sexual health and sickle cell disease (SCD) inheritance educational program for youth with SCD.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional approach, qualitative data were collected during interviews of youth with SCD between ages 11-19 years from an urban hospital. Inductive and emergent coding was used to identify themes.