An implementation trial to mAnage siCkle CELl disEase through incReased AdopTion of hydroxyurEa in Nigeria (ACCELERATE): Study protocol

• Emmanuel Peprah ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ep91@nyu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0495-7016

  ⨯
• Joyce Gyamfi,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• John Patena,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Hazal Kayalioglu,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Tania Hameed,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Gbenga Ogedegbe,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Hyungrok Do,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Dike Ojji,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria

  ⨯
• Deborah Adenikinju,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Global and Environmental Health, Implementing Sustainable Evidenced-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE Lab), NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America

  ⨯
• Tayo Ajaye Oba,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

  ⨯
• Maxwell Nwegbu,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

  ⨯
• Hezekiah Isa,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7726-7756

  ⨯
• Grace Shedul,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pharmacy Department, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-3208

  ⨯
• Alayo Y. Sopekan,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Non-Communicable Diseases Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Abuja, Nigeria

  ⨯
• Obiageli E. Nnodu

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

  ⨯