| Variables | No complications (n = 42) | complications (n = 188) | p-value |
| Type SS, n (%) |
|
| 1 |
| Homozygous SS | 35 (83.3) | 156 (83.0) |
|
| AS Hétérozygous | 6 (14.3) | 25 (13.3) |
|
| S béta Thalassemia | 1 (2.4) | 4 (2.1) |
|
| Do not know | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) |
|
| Circumstance of discovery of diagnosis, n (%) |
|
| ˂0.001 |
| Complications of Sickle cell disease | 9 (21.4) | 23 (12.2) |
|
| Chance consultation | 23 (54.8) | 102 (54.2) |
|
| Hb Electrophoresis | 10 (23.8) | 31(16.5) |
|
| Do not know | 0 (0.0) | 32 (17.1) |
|
| Réactions to the announcement of the SS Diagnosis, n (%) |
|
| 0.544 |
| Refusal of Diagnosis | 13 (31.0) | 66 (35.1) |
|
| Request a counter-expertise | 12 (28.6) | 44 (23.4) |
|
| To go to church | 6 (14.3) | 19 (10.1) |
|
| Traditional practitioner | 5 (11.9) | 13 (6.9) |
|
| Do not know | 6 (14.3) | 46 (24.5) |
|
| Seizure rhythm, n (%) |
|
| 0.036 |
| Annual | 23 (54.8) | 57 (30.4) |
|
| Monthly | 15 (35.7) | 89 (47.3) |
|
| Weekly | 4 (9.5) | 39 (20.7) |
|
| Daily | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) |
|
| Triggers of the crisis Malaria, n (%) | 28 (66.7) | 150 (79.8) | 0.102 |
| Hyperthermia, n (%) | 5 (11.9) | 19 (10.1) | 0.780 |
| Physical efforts, n (%) | 6 (14.3) | 32 (17.0) | 0.840 |
| Digestive disorders, n (%) | 1 (2.4) | 12 (6.4) | 0.477 |