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2 %The sickle cell phenotype in adults in Gabon is approximately 2% SC type.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

71 %71 % des enfants drepanocytaires inclus dans l’étude avaient un suivi médical régulier au Gabon.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved décembre 2015 à décembre 2016published 2018Health sciences and diseaseOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations

3,627 patientsThe CADRE study included 3627 patients with sickle cell disease and 943 healthy controls.

Cameroun · Côte d'Ivoire · Gabon · Mali · Sénégaldrépanocytosepublished 2016CirculationPubMeddocument of 5 observations

84 %84% of sickle cell anaemia patients had monocytosis.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

5 percentileA study of growth in sickle cell children aged 5 to 19 in Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal defined stunting as weight, height or BMI below the 5th percentile of WHO standards.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

3,699 patientsThe study involved 3699 sickle cell disease patients living in Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Cameroon.

Cameroun · Côte d'Ivoire · Gabon · Mali · Sénégaldrépanocytosepublished 2024British journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

112 ml/min/1.73 m²The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 112 ± 45.3 ml/min/1.73 m² in children with sickle cell disease.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2022published 2024International Journal of Contemporary PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20241285

1.34 %About 1.34% of the Gabonese population suffers from sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

20.7 %In Gabon, 20.7% of patients with sickle cell disease took iron every day.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

The WHO-recommended stepwise analgesic pain treatment has been shown to be effective in sickle cell pain crisis in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

18.5 %The allelic frequency of the hemoglobin S gene was 18.5% in areas of eastern Gabon.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2025International journal of hematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

28 adultsOnly 28 adults screened their children at birth for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

12.5 %The total carriage rate for Haemophilus influenzae was 12.5% in children with and without sickle cell anaemia in Gabon.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2013Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

76 episodesSeventy-six episodes of fever were observed among 69 children with sickle-cell disease.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036

0.07 %The allelic frequency of the hemoglobin C gene was 0.07% in areas of eastern Gabon.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2025International journal of hematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

87.9 %Immunisation status was considered complete for 87.9% of children with sickle cell disease in Libreville according to the Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI) schedule.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2019published 2025Journal of public health in AfricaPubMeddocument of 4 observations

72 %A study carried out at the Hôpital d’instruction des armées Omar Bongo Ondimba showed that malaria accounted for 72% of acute complications in sickle cell patients.

Gabondrépanocytose · paludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

28.77 %In the total population studied, 28.77% were in couples with knowledge of sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

56.1 %In 56.1% of cases, warning signs included anemia and repeated pain in children with sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

7.1 yearsThe average age of children with sickle cell disease in the study was 7.1 ± 4.2 years.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2019published 2025Journal of public health in AfricaPubMeddocument of 4 observations

36 casesAcute anemia accounted for 36 cases of hospitalization before the age of 5 years in a study on sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

1.8 %In Libreville, Estuaire province, 1.80% of newborns were homozygous SS according to a neonatal screening study.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

19.7 %Among fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, cough was reported in 19.7% of cases.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036

3 transfusionsThe average number of blood transfusions of packed red blood cells per child was 3.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2025World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsOpenAlexdocument of 11 observations

47.28 %47.28% of fathers in the study population answered the question on the effectiveness of their screening.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations