Prevalence and Patterns of Sickle Cell Disease among Children Attending Tertiary and Non-Tertiary Health Care Institutions in a South Eastern State, Nigeria: A 10 year Survey

Autor:	Kevin Diwe, Anthony Iwu, Chukwuma Duru, Irene Merenu, Tope Ogunniyan, Uche Oluoha, Emma Ndukwu, Ikechi Ohale
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	lcsh:RK1-715 lcsh:R5-920 Pattern lcsh:Dentistry Prevalence survey hospital lcsh:Medicine (General) Sickle cell
Zdroj:	Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 183-189 (2016)
ISSN:	2347-2367 2347-2545
Popis:	Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a global lifelong but preventable genetic blood disorder and it is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa within populations of very similar geographic distribution to malaria. Objective: To determine the prevalence and patterns of sickle cell disease in children attending tertiary and non- tertiary hospitals in Imo State, Nigeria. Methods: The study was a hospital based retrospective cross sectional survey from year 2004 to 2013 that identified all children with sickle cell disease that attended hospital. Data was collected using a proforma from patientsâ medical records. Descriptive analyses were done with frequencies and summary statistics. Chi square statistics were computed to determine significant relationships with the p set at
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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