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72 %72% of fathers had never been screened for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

1.6 10^9/LHomozygous sickle cell anaemia patients had monocytes of 1.60 × 10^9 /L.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

98 %Folic acid is used in 98% of cases for drug management of sickle cell disease in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

95 %In Gabon, the sickle cell phenotype in adults is 95% SS type and approximately 2% SC type.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2006HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

38 %The medical follow-up of children with sickle cell disease was correct in 38% (n=27).

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

800 birthsAbout 800 homozygous births occur each year in Gabon due to sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

1.34 %Sickle cell disease in Gabon has an annual incidence of 1.34% according to a study carried out on newborns in the various provinces of Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

33.3 per_100Nearly 1 in 3 subjects with sickle cell disease had no medical follow-up and no treatment in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

14.8 %The resistance rate to ampicillin in Haemophilus influenzae was 14.8% 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

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

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2016-2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

32.35 %The prevalence of sickle cell disease [HbSS] was 32.35% in the southeast area of Gabon.

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

13.8 %The total carriage rate for Streptococcus pneumoniae was 13.8% 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

38.28 %38.28% of the total population studied have a known sickle cell disease status.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

0.74 %The prevalence of sickle cell disease [HbSC] was 0.74% in the southeast area of Gabon.

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

80 %80% of mothers who had been screened for sickle cell disease had hemoglobin status HbAA.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

Augmentation index, corrected for heart rate, increased more rapidly with age in sickle cell disease patients than in healthy controls.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2016CirculationPubMeddocument of 5 observations

0.6 proportionNearly 6 out of 10 children with sickle cell disease have normal schooling.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 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 disease patients.

Gabondrépanocytose · paludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

217 enfantsL'étude a inclus 217 enfants drepanocytaires âgés de 7,8 ± 3,4 ans à Libreville et Lambarene au Gabon entre décembre 2015 et décembre 2016.

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

1.34 %Sickle cell disease has an annual incidence of 1.34% among newborns in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

26.3 %The prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with sickle cell disease was 26.3% among 137 children studied.

Gabonacute kidney injury (AKI) · drépanocytoseobserved 2022published 2024International Journal of Contemporary PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20241285

19 %19% of mothers who had been screened for sickle cell disease were carriers of the sickle cell gene (HbAS/HbAC).

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

6 per_10Nearly 6 out of 10 children with sickle cell disease have normal schooling, and 3 out of 10 have poor schooling.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

6 /10thA study of the fundus of the eye of a patient with sickle cell disease of Gabonese nationality aged 24 with a sudden drop in visual acuity of the left eye to 6/10th P2 showed a macular infarct in the left eye fundus.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

18 %18% of fathers who had been screened for sickle cell disease were carriers of the sickle cell gene (HbAS/HbAC).

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations