Background

Number of people with sickle cell disease

Number of non-sickle cell population

P-Value

Average income

Family history of sickle cell disease

107 (51.4)

44(21.2)

0.000^ф

Consanguinity, n (%)

53 (25.5)

31 (14.9)

0.418^ф

Transfusion, n (%)

59 (28.4)

8 (3.8)

0.000ф

Average number of bags

2.92 ± 3.7 (1 - 27)

1.14 ± 0.38 (1 - 2)

0.000^¥

Jaundice, n (%)

39 (18.8)

4 (1.9)

0.000ф

Hospitalisation, average

2.98 ± 2.24 (1 - 11)

2.18 ± 1.66 (1 - 6)

0.000^¥

Hand-foot syndrome, n (%)

59 (28.4)

10 (4.8)

0.000^ф