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0 %Vaccination acceptance against the SARS-CoV-2 virus among sickle-cell subjects in Franceville, Gabon was 0%.

GabonCOVID-19 · drépanocytosepublished 2023South Asian Research Journal of Applied Medical SciencesOpenAlexdocument of 4 observations

2 casesA retrospective study between 2016 and 2019 found that the indication for splenectomy in sickle cell disease was splenic infarction in 2 cases.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2016-2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

23 %Painful crisis occurred in 23% of sickle cell disease patients before 5 years of age.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

3.7 %Zinc supplementation concerns 3.7% of patients with sickle cell disease in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

71 childrenDuring the study period, 71 children with sickle cell disease were included.

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

49.3 %Blood group O positive was the most common, found in 49.3% (n=) of the children.

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

754 participants754 participants (77.9%) had sickle cell disease status AA.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

22.7 %Only 39 (22.7%) parents of children with sickle cell disease knew how to prevent sickle cell disease complications.

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

20 %Dans des pays tels que le Cameroun, la République du Congo, le Gabon, le Ghana et le Nigeria, la prévalence de la drépanocytose est de 20 à 30 %.

Cameroun · Gabon · Ghana · NigeriadrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 857 observations

5.5 %La prévalence de la drépanocytose hétérozygote (SCT) varie de 18,4 % à 19,5 % entre 50 et 60 ans, soit une augmentation de 5,5 %.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 36 observations

46 %Sickle cell disease was known by 46% of fathers in the study population.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

11.5 %HIV prevalence in SCD patients varies between 0% and 11.5% in published studies.

Gabondrépanocytose · VIH/sidapublished 2015Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMed

2.5 10^12/LHomozygous sickle cell anaemia patients had red blood cells of 2.50 × 10^12 /L.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

1.5 %Environ 1 à 2 % de tous les nouveau-nés sont atteints de la drépanocytose (SCD).

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 36 observations

3 rankLa drépanocytose est la 3ème cause d’hospitalisation au Gabon, après le paludisme et les diarrhées.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilim

80.2 monthsThe average age of the children was 80.2±55.4 months.

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

26.7 %26,7 % des enfants drepanocytaires inclus dans l’étude avaient recours à un traitement traditionnel régulier.

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

2,583 individualsThe study included 2583 SCD patients and healthy controls aged 5–21 years old in Mali, Senegal, Cameroon, Gabon and the Ivory Coast.

Cameroun · Côte d'Ivoire · Gabon · Mali · Sénégaldrépanocytosepublished 2019British journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

35 %Painful crisis occurred in 35% of children aged five to ten years with sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

46.7 %The total carriage rate for Staphylococcus aureus was 46.7% 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

67 %67% of sickle cell anaemia patients had severe anaemia.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

72 %72% of fathers in the study population had never been screened for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

60 %Among 137 children with sickle cell disease, 82 were boys (60%) and 55 were girls (40%).

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

1.8 %In Libreville, Estuaire province, 1.80% of newborns were homozygous SS for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

4.1 %Mothers with SS or SC status screen 4.1% of their children.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations