Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Mean Age (SD) | 18.79 ± 14.39 | |
Age | ||
< 10 | 92 | 46 |
10–20 | 21 | 10.5 |
21–30 | 23 | 11.5 |
31–40 | 52 | 26 |
> 40 | 12 | 6 |
Gender | ||
Male | 113 | 56.5 |
Female | 87 | 43.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hausa | 21 | 10.5 |
Igbo | 56 | 28.0 |
Yoruba | 120 | 60.0 |
Others (Edo) | 3 | 1.5 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 116 | 58 |
Muslim | 84 | 42 |
Level of education | ||
No formal education | 11 | 5.5 |
Secondary and below | 150 | 75.0 |
Above secondary | 39 | 19.5 |
Frequency of crises/year | ||
Once | 101 | 50.5 |
Twice | 99 | 49.5 |
Type of crises | ||
Aplastic | 10 | 5.0 |
Haemolytic | 16 | 8.0 |
Priapism | 4 | 2.0 |
Stroke | 7 | 3.5 |
Vaso-occlusive bone pain | 163 | 81.5 |
CAM utilization | ||
Yes | 177 | 88.5 |
No | 23 | 11.5 |