Impact of Sickle Cell Disease on Academic Performance: A Cross Sectional Study

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Table 1 Patients’ Demographic Information and Characteristics (n = 90)

Characteristics	No.	%
Age (Mean ± SD)	32.33 ± 11.84
Gender
Male	27	30
Female	63	70
Educational level
Illiterate	5	5.5
Elementary school	11	12.2
Intermediate school	16	17.8
Secondary higher education	38	42.2
Graduation	17	18.9
Master’s degree	3	3.3
Previous ICU admissions	67	74.4
History of stroke	1	1.1
Splenectomy	13	14.4
Cholecystectomy	33	36.7
Joint replacement	5	5.6
On hydroxyurea	42	46.7
Number of blood transfusions throughout life (Mean ± SD)	6.29 ± 4.3
Frequency of ICU admissions (Mean ± SD)	2.75 ± 3.01
Number of hospitalizations per year (Mean ± SD)	4.7 ± 4.57
Number of emergency visits per year (Mean ± SD)	8.43 ± 5.61
White blood count	10.42 ± 5.1
Hemoglobin	8.67 ± 1.42
Platelets	328.84 ± 185.983
Mean corpuscular volume	78.98 ± 11.62
Hemoglobin A	8.96 ± 16.64
Hemoglobin A2	3.29 ± 0.9991
Hemoglobin S	74.22 ± 14.53
Hemoglobin F	13.89 ± 6.93
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)	388.94 ± 146.23

Abbreviations: MCV, mean corpuscular volume; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.

Table 2 Clinical Data of the Participants (n = 90)

Characteristics	Educational Level						p-value
	Illiterate	Primary	Intermediate	Secondary Higher Education	Graduation	Master
Gender
Male	0	2	7	14	2	2	0.077
Female	5	9	9	24	15	1
Previous ICU admissions
Yes	4	10	12	27	12	2	0.83
No	1	1	4	11	5	1
History of stroke
Yes	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.578
No	5	11	16	38	16	3
Splenectomy
Yes	1	4	1	2	4	1	0.035
No	4	7	15	36	13	2
Cholecystectomy
Yes	4	3	6	9	10	1	0.047
No	1	8	10	29	7	2
Joint replacement
Yes	1	2	0	1	1	0	0.146
No	4	9	16	37	16	3
Have you been started on hydroxyurea?
Yes	2	7	7	19	5	2	0.55
No	3	4	9	19	12	1

Abbreviation: ICU, Intensive Care Unit.