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22.12 score_unitsThe mean SCD knowledge of participants in the study was 22.12 ± 2.76.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1,609 patientsSouth West registered 1,609 patients with sickle cell disease, representing 20.7% of the total enrolled in Nigeria.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

1.4 %1.4% of the children with sickle cell anaemia had low free T3.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · hypothyroidismpublished 2023Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 7 observations

7.7 yearsThe mean age of the 130 children with sickle cell anaemia in the study was 7.7 years with a standard deviation of 4.1 years.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

97.5 %Among 3622 enrolled sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria, the frequency of Hb SS was 97.5%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · Hb SSpublished 2020Blood cells, molecules & diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

11.2 odds_ratioChildren admitted for Sickle cell disease had an odds ratio of 11.2 for prolonged hospital stay (>72 hours) at the Children Emergency Room of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Nigeria in 2014.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved 2014published 2019African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 7 observations

239 womenIn a randomized controlled trial in southwest Nigeria, 239 pregnant women with HbSS or HbSC received 100 mg aspirin daily.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 13 observations

4.5 %Among 308 children with sickle cell disease in Nigeria, cerebral artery blood velocity was high in 14 (4.5%).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Archives of disease in childhoodPubMeddocument of 5 observations

42.4 %The prevalence of myocardial ischemia measuring cardiac troponin T alone in children with sickle cell anemia during vaso-occlusive crisis was 42.4%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · myocardial ischemiaobserved 2019published 2024Journal of tropical pediatricsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

8 %Folate deficiency was observed in eight percent of the subjects and none of the controls.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved between September 2018 and March 2019published 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

41.1 %Among the participants who were incorrect about their haemoglobin "genotype", 41.1% (23/56) of women who reported their haemoglobin "genotype" as AA were actually AS.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · trait drépanocytairepublished 2021BMC pregnancy and childbirtheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12884-021-03974-4

7.8 %The median percentage foetal haemoglobin increased from 7.8% to 14% after 12 months of hydroxyurea therapy.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Journal of tropical pediatricsPubMeddocument of 4 observations

86 %For HbAS phenotype, isoelectric focusing showed a specificity of 86%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

71 %At the 30% threshold, 71% of the poorest quartile of sickle cell disease patients experienced catastrophic expenditure.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 5 observations

271.1 µmThe SCD group had lower mean macular thickness (MMT) of 271.1 ± 20.2 µm compared to non-SCD group with MMT of 278.5 ± 13.5 µm.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

69.6 %CYP2C19 *1/*1 genotype frequency was 69.6% in the SCD group.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2010Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeuticseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

8.6 %The prevalence of chronic kidney disease from stages 3–5 using estimated glomerular filtration rate was 8.6% among patients with sickle cell disease in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.

NigeriadrépanocytosePubMeddocument of 7 observations

150,000 births_per_yearSickle cell disease affects about 150,000 births annually in Nigeria.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2017Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Annals of African medicinePubMeddocument of 12 observations

37.8 %Among 135 physicians caring for SCD patients in a southwestern state of Nigeria, 51 (37.8%) would recommend prenatal SCD diagnosis.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020TheScientificWorldJournalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

50 %Nearly 50% of the participants with sickle cell disease-related priapism had never sought medical attention for this complication.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Blood advancesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

0.5 correlation_coefficientThere was a statistically significant positive correlation between BMI and LV mass among the subjects (n = 50, r = 0.5, P < 0.001).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 3 observations

0 %Among 3622 enrolled sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria, the frequency of Hb Sβ thalassemia was 0%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · Hb Sβ thalassemiapublished 2020Blood cells, molecules & diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

7.5 %Six SCD participants (7.5%) tested positive for atypical erythrocyte alloantibodies.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021ImmunohematologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

28.9 %Left ventricular hypertrophy was observed in 13 out of 45 (28.9%) pediatric sickle cell anaemia patients in steady state.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved 2023published 2025BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 16 observations