Table 2.

SickleGenAfrica year 1 focus groups: participants at each study site

Study site/participants and target number	Accra	Kumasi	Abuja	Kano	Lagos	Dar es salaam
Parents/caregivers of children with SCD (4)	4	4	3	4	3	4
Adults with SCD (4)	4	4	2	3	4	4
Patient association/support group (2)	2	2	2	2	2	2
Community leaders (3)	3	2	2	2	3	3
Doctors (2)	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hospital nurse (1)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Community nurse (1)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Community health worker (1)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Government health representatives (2)	2	2	2	2	2	2
Total number	20	19	16	18	19	20
Proportion of targeted number (%)	100	95	80	90	95	100

SCD, sickle cell disease; SickleGenAfrica, Sickle Cell Disease Genomics of Africa Network.