“…Of the 27 studies reviewed, five used scales adapted for stigma of SCD (Bediako et al, 2014; Blake et al, 2017; Holloway, McGill, & Bediako, 2016; Jenerette, Brewer, Crandell, & I. Ataga, 2012; Jenerette, Brewer, Edwards, Mishel, & Gil, 2014). The remainder did not include a scale, adapted a scale about stigma or a stigma-related concept fromanother population, or interviewed participants about stigma and stigma-related concepts.…”