Table 3.

Knowledge of HCPs on SCD assessment and management.

Theme	Findings	Authors
General knowledge	27.5% had good knowledge of SCD.	[19]
	72.5% of nurses had poor knowledge score levels.	[19]
	Only 25.1% had good knowledge of SCD.	[18]
	Only 4% had good knowledge of SCD.	[49]
	Nurses had high knowledge of SCD disease.	[32]
	34.1% of student nurses have good knowledge of SCD.	[37]
Knowledge of SCD Management	37.9% had good knowledge of the nature and care of the disease.	[43]
	7.4%, 49.5%, and 67.6% knew about the role of chemoprophylaxis (folic acid/penicillin), adequate fluids, and malaria prevention, respectively, in SCD care.	[43]
	32.4% and 26.4% knew that SCD can be diagnosed in the prenatal and neonatal periods, respectively.	[43]
	54% of providers endorsed a high comfort level in managing VOC.	[33]
	Majority of student nurses had adequate knowledge about the home management of SVOC among people with SCD.	[50]
	Less than 10% of all providers knew the recommended timeframe from triage to initial medication administration.	[33]
	57.9% of the nurses had poor knowledge of SCD pain management.	[46]
Knowledge of SCD assessment and diagnosis	34.3% of student nurses had good knowledge of premarital screening for SCD.	[37]
	All the HCPs: 85.7%, 79.3%, 72.8%, and 70.1% for physicians, university-level nurses, graduate degree nurses, and high-school-level nurses, respectively.	[22]
	Student nurses had poor knowledge of pediatric assessment and management.	[47]
	Only 25% of respondents appropriately did not use vital signs as an indication of a patient’s pain level.	[33]
	Nurses had poor knowledge of SCD pain assessment and management.	[31]
	Nurses had insufficient knowledge of pain assessment and management of SCD among children.	[35]

Attitudes of HCPs on the Assessment and Management of SCD.