98 %Folic acid is used in 98% of cases for drug management of sickle cell disease.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
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1.34 %La prévalence de la drépanocytose au Gabon est de 1,34 %.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 3 observations
89.9 %89,9 % des enfants drepanocytaires inclus dans l’étude prenaient régulièrement de l’acide folique.
Gabondrépanocytoseobserved décembre 2015 à décembre 2016published 2018Health sciences and diseaseOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations
24 %Few childbearing women knew about sickle cell disease (SCD) (24%).
Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2016published 2021African journal of reproductive healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations
3.7 %3.7% of individuals had sickle cell disease in areas of eastern Gabon.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2025International journal of hematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations
35 %Malaria is the first pathology observed in sickle cell patients in Gabon’s malaria context, characterized by fever in 35% of cases.
Gabondrépanocytose · paludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
16.27 %In the total population studied, 16.27% were in couples who were unaware of the existence of sickle cell disease.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
17 %Among fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, vomiting was reported in 17% of cases.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036
2 %In many African countries, the prevalence of sickle cell disease is at least 2%.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
120,000,000 peopleMore than 120 million people worldwide carry the sickle cell trait.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
13 %Sickle-cell disease is the third rank of admission motivations and represents 13% of total admissions.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
84.4 %A haemoglobin level of 9 g/L was used as a screening test to detect homozygous sickle cell anaemia patients, with sensitivity of 84.4%.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations
22.4 %Among fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, asthenia was reported in 22.4% of cases.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036
1.2 %1.2% of mothers who had performed hemoglobin electrophoresis testing had hemoglobin status HbSS/HbSC.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
38.1 %In 29 out of 76 fever episodes (38.1%) in children with sickle-cell disease, the specific cause of fever could not be pinpointed.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036
37 %37% of mothers in the study population did not know sickle cell disease.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
67 %67% of mothers in the study population knew sickle cell disease.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
2 casesA retrospective study carried out between 2016 and 2019 in Gabon found that the indication for splenectomy in sickle cell disease was splenic infarction in 2 cases.
Gabondrépanocytose · splenic infarctionobserved 2016–2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
0.1 daysThe mean number of days under penicillin treatment in the past year was 0.1 days in control children without sickle cell anaemia in Gabon.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2013Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations
8 casesA retrospective study between 2016 and 2019 found that the indication for splenectomy in sickle cell disease was hypersplenism in 8 cases, splenic sequestration in 3 cases, and splenic infarction in 2 cases.
Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2016-2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
11.1 %During the pandemic, 11.10% of sickle-cell subjects in Franceville, Gabon had difficulties accessing healthcare services.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2023South Asian Research Journal of Applied Medical SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 4 observations
73 %73% of sickle cell anaemia patients had lymphocytosis.
Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disease in the world.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations
70 %Parmi les 114 enfants drepanocytaires d’âge scolaire inclus dans l’étude, la scolarité était bonne ou excellente dans 70 % des cas.
Gabondrépanocytoseobserved décembre 2015 à décembre 2016published 2018Health sciences and diseaseOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations
13 %Sickle cell disease is the third most common reason for hospital admission and represents 13% of total admissions in Gabon.
GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations
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