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84 %In a cohort of 115 children with sickle cell disease in Nigeria, time averaged mean of the maximum blood velocity (TAMMV) was normal in 96 (84%), high in 7 (6%), and conditional in 12 (10%).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Archives of disease in childhoodPubMeddocument of 5 observations

25 %About 25% of adults have the sickle cell gene.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

43.9 %Parahydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA) caused a reduction in percentage of sickle red cells from 43.9% to 14.6% at 150 minutes.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

23.1 %Among male patients with sickle cell disease in Ibadan, Nigeria, apathy for sexual intercourse was reported in 23.1% of respondents.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.447 secondsThe median QTc interval was 0.447 seconds (interquartile range: 0.438–0.459 seconds) during vaso-occlusive crisis in children with sickle cell anemia.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021HemoglobinPubMeddocument of 5 observations

25.1 yearsThe mean age of the 503 genotyped SCD patients was 25.1 years.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Gates open researchPubMeddocument of 5 observations

100 %CAE did not identify any of the 2 HbAC individuals that were correctly identified by PCR and both HemotypeSC and HPLC, representing 100% HbAC misdiagnosis.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Global pediatric healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

33.9 %In the study, 33.9% of children with sickle cell anaemia had known steady state PCV.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

88 %Outpatient cost constituted approximately 88% of the median monthly economic burden for sickle cell disease patients.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 5 observations

75 %More than 75% of babies born with sickle cell disease each year occur in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

679 childrenA total of 679 children with sickle cell anemia were enrolled in two clinical trials.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Pediatric neurologyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

14.7 %The program's 1-year reach for transcranial Doppler screening was 14.7% (4710 out of 32,000) among children with sickle cell anemia in northern Nigeria.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Journal of pediatric hematology/oncologyPubMeddocument of 5 observations

300,000 newborns_per_yearOver 300,000 newborns are diagnosed with sickle cell disease each year globally.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Omics : a journal of integrative biologyeurope_pmc

8.1 yearsThe overall mean age of the 58 patients with sickle cell anemia was 8.1 ± 3.4 years.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 9 observations

1.3 %Among 17 newborns with sickle cell disease (HbSS and HbSC) identified in The Gambia, 2 (1.3%) were from the Wolof ethnic group.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

-0.05 BMI_z-score_per_unit_food_security_scoreHigher scores on the continuous food security measure, indicating lower food security, were associated with lower BMI z-scores at study entry (β = -0.05, p = 0.047).

Nigeriadrépanocytose · malnutritionpublished 2025Pediatric blood & cancerPubMeddocument of 4 observations

52.8 %The frequency of alpha-thalassemia trait in children with normal transcranial Doppler (TCD) was 52.8% (38/72).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Journal of clinical laboratory analysisPubMed

2.3 %An estimate of 2.3% of the Nigerian population suffer from sickle cell disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

5.9 %The mean Hb F level in 130 SCA subjects was 5.9% with a standard deviation of 3.8%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 1989African journal of medicine and medical scienceseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

91.2 %For HbAA phenotype, isoelectric focusing showed a positive predictive value (PPV) of 91.2%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

19.38 mg/dlThe SCA group had significantly lowered magnesium levels (19.38 ± 6.37 mg/dl) compared to the HBAA control group (9.65 ± 1.38 mg/dl) with p<0.001.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved 2020-12-02 to 2021-03-31published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

55.8 %Over half (55.8%) of the male patients with sickle cell disease in Ibadan, Nigeria, had good knowledge of priapism.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

80 %80% of sickle cell anaemia patients in Nigeria had foetal haemoglobin (HbF) values below 8%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 1990European journal of haematologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

60 patientsSixty patients with HbSS were recruited.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 13 observations

2,034 participantsA total of 2,034 participants with or without Sickle Cell Disease were recruited.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

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