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Associations between provider area of practice and opioid and hydroxyurea utilisation; Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Implementation Consortium, USA, 2021
| Main area of practice | |||
| Haematology/SCD | Other | P value* | |
| Prescribe opioids to patients with SCD | |||
| No | 0 (0) | 18 (32.7) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 17 (100) | 37 (67.3) | |
| Comfortable managing hydroxyurea therapy for SCD | |||
| Neutral, somewhat or very uncomfortable | 2 (10.5) | 25 (49.0) | 0.0049 |
| Somewhat or very comfortable | 17 (89.5) | 26 (51.0) | |
*Fisher’s exact test.
