TABLE 4.
Participant comments about barriers to healthcare in Grenada.
| Participant | Quote a |
|---|---|
| 36 (Caregiver) | "No medication available in hospital." |
| 37 (Adult) | "Hardly any doctors and not enough nurses on shift." |
| 30 (Caregiver) | "The health care system is better than before. Improvements are seen." |
| 28 (Caregiver) | "I wish I could have some help to understand how to deal with a child with SCD." |
| 23 (Adult) | "I feel like the doctors need to have a conversation with the patient about sickle cell and what it means." |
| 40 (Caregiver) | "More information is needed to be shared on how SCD is passed on." |
| 33 (Adult) | "It's hard to get to the hospital. When it takes too long to get there, I get sicker." |
| 31 (Caregiver) | "Translating children's care clinics to adult care clinics would be beneficial." |
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Comments are quoted verbatim from either phone interviews or online surveys.