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42 %Painful crisis occurred in 42% of sickle cell disease patients after 10 years of age.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

73.7 %Among 118 admissions (103 patients) of children with sickle-cell disease, 87 (73.7%) were due to fever.

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

22.4 %Bronchopulmonary infections were identified as the cause of fever in 22.4% of fever episodes among children with sickle-cell disease.

Gabonbronchopulmonary infections · drépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036

7.5 m/sMean carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was 7.5±2.0 m/s in sickle cell disease patients.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2016CirculationPubMeddocument of 5 observations

35 %Painful crisis occurred in 35% of sickle cell disease patients between 5 and 10 years of age.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

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

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

26 %In the study population in Franceville, only 26% have already been screened for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

37.7 %Among the 76 fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, 26 (37.7%) occurred in the 6–12 year-old age group.

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

67.6 %In sickle cell children aged 6 months to 15 years in Libreville, Gabon, normal iron status prevalence was 67.6%.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2022Hematology & Transfusion International JournalOpenAlexdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.15406/htij.2022.10.00275

62 %Splenomegaly was found as a post-transfusion complication in 62% (n=44) of the children.

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

92.2 %The estimated sensitivity of the Sickle SCAN® test was 92.2% for HbSS.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2023International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public HealthOpenAlexdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.21106/ijtmrph.315

1.6 %The resistance rate to oxacillin in Staphylococcus aureus was 1.6% 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

97.8 %A haemoglobin level of 9 g/L was used as a screening test to detect homozygous sickle cell anaemia patients, with specificity of 97.8%.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

1,500,000 XFAThe medical care of a sickle cell child can go up to 1,500,000 XFA per week.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

10 %In many African countries, 10% to 40% of the population carries a sickle cell gene.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

34 %Mothers with heterozygous status screen 34% of their children.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

43.4 %Among fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, bone and joint pain was reported in 43.4% of cases.

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

7.8 %In the study population in Franceville, only 7.8% of households screened their children for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

100 %Packed red blood cells were the only labile blood product transfused, in 100% (n=71) of cases.

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

A study of the fundus of the eye of a 24-year-old Gabonese patient with sickle cell disease showed a macular infarct in the left eye associated with a sudden drop in visual acuity to 6/10th P2.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

20.7 %Homozygous sickle cell anaemia patients had haematocrit of 20.70%.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

54 %54% of fathers in the study population did not know sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

La drépanocytose est la troisième cause d’hospitalisation après le paludisme et les diarrhées au Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 3 observations

3 casesA retrospective study carried out between 2016 and 2019 in Gabon found that the indication for splenectomy in sickle cell disease was splenic sequestration in 3 cases.

Gabondrépanocytose · splenic sequestrationobserved 2016–2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

19 %19% of mothers who had performed hemoglobin electrophoresis testing were carriers of the sickle cell gene (HbAS/HbAC).

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations