Variables | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Gender |
|
|
Male | 76 | 57.6 |
Female | 56 | 42.4 |
Region |
|
|
Adamaoua | 2 | 1.5 |
Centre | 9 | 6.8 |
East | 0 | 0 |
Far-North | 0 | 0 |
Littoral | 8 | 6.1 |
North | 10 | 7.6 |
North West | 24 | 18.2 |
South | 3 | 2.3 |
South West | 2 | 1.5 |
West | 74 | 56.1 |
Occupation |
|
|
Unemployed | 35 | 26.5 |
Farmer | 1 | 0.8 |
Trader | 5 | 3.8 |
Civil servant | 10 | 7.6 |
Private sector worker | 33 | 25.0 |
Student | 20 | 15.2 |
Missing data | 28 | 21.2 |
Clinical characteristics |
|
|
Abdominal mass | 3/27 | 11.1 |
Night sweats | 5/27 | 18.5 |
Fatigue | 14/27 | 51.8 |
Abdominal discomfort | 5/27 | 18.5 |
Splenomegaly | 60/132 | 45,4 |
Diagnosis exams performed |
|
|
Full blood count | 132 | 100 |
Blood film | 100 | 75.8 |
Bone marrow aspiration | 10 | 7.6 |
Standard karyotype | 128 | 97 |
FISH | 22 | 16.7 |
RT-PCR | 06 | 4.5 |