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1.5 %Biliary sludge was observed in 1.5% of the children.

Nigeriabiliary sludge · drépanocytosepublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

0.9 %In the study, 0.9% of children with sickle cell anaemia had hypertension.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure directly correlated with body mass index in sickle cell anemia patients.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2014Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

57.2 %Among the caregivers, 171 (57.2%) were not aware of Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024Frontiers in public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

10.3 %Among male patients with sickle cell disease in Ibadan, Nigeria, total erectile dysfunction was reported in 10.3% of respondents.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

2 %The prevalence of priapism was 2% in men without sickle cell disease in Kano, Nigeria.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Blood advancesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

13.6 %The histological pattern in the 22 patients who had renal biopsies showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in 3 (13.6%) patients.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · focal segmental glomerulosclerosispublished 2024The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

35.2 %Thirty-seven (35.2%) of the 105 patients with sickle cell disease had chronic kidney disease, as defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and/or proteinuria.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · maladie rénale chroniquepublished 2024The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

24.6 %80 (24.6%) of the mothers did not know if sickle cell disease can be ameliorated by newborn screening.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

27 %Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) was present in 27% of the SCA patients.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2026BMC cardiovascular disordersPubMeddocument of 6 observations

46 %Among 26 alloimmunized sickle cell disease participants, Rh alloantibodies were observed in 46%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : europe_pmcdocument of 9 observations

39.1 %The prevalence of hypoxemia in females with SCA was 39.1%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · hypoxaemiapublished 2024BMC research notesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

58.5 %58.5% of the interviewed students were aware of sickle cell disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3.9 %Among 490 analysed alleles from 245 homozygous sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria, 19 (3.9%) had the Senegal haplotype.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021The Journal of international medical researchPubMeddocument of 5 observations

619 womenBetween July 1, 2020, and May 27, 2024, 619 pregnant women with HbSS and HbSC were screened in a randomized controlled trial in southwest Nigeria.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved July 1, 2020 to May 27, 2024published 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 13 observations

100 %The HemoTypeSC test had 100% sensitivity and specificity for sickle cell disease in early infancy compared to HPLC.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

Nigeria has the highest proportion of children with sickle cell anemia globally.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Pediatric neurologyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

15 patients15 had osteoarthritis.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)PubMeddocument of 16 observations

110 childrenOver a 6-month enrollment period, 110 of 111 eligible children with sickle cell anemia were enrolled.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Blood advancesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

7.2 %Among 209 parents of children with SCD in Ibadan, Nigeria, only 7.2% were able to differentiate between sickle cell trait and disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

97.8 %Among 135 physicians caring for SCD patients in a southwestern state of Nigeria, 132 (97.8%) were aware of prenatal SCD diagnosis.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020TheScientificWorldJournalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

2 %The southeastern region of Nigeria had the lowest pooled prevalence of sickle cell disease at 2.0%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Systematic reviewsPubMeddocument of 7 observations

11.1 %A dose-dependent but reversible leucopenia was observed among six children (11.1%) during hydroxyurea therapy.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Journal of tropical pediatricsPubMeddocument of 4 observations

0.9 odds_ratio_per_1_percent_HbFThe odds of having LVSD decreased by 0.9 for every 1% increase in HbF level.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2026BMC cardiovascular disordersPubMeddocument of 6 observations

33.3 %Only one-third of the participants were diagnosed within the first year of age.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Annals of medicinePubMeddocument of 6 observations