Table 3.
Haemoglobin status and hospital treatment. Values are number (percentage)
| Variable | Participants (n=57)* | Hospital admissions per year
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 or more (n=28) | 1 or fewer (n=29) | ||
| Haemoglobin status | |||
| SS or S/β-thal | 44 (77) | 24 (42) | 20 (35) |
| SC | 9 (16) | 4 (7) | 5 (9) |
| Don’t know | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 4 (7) |
| Transfusions and hydroxyurea | |||
| Transfusion ever | 43 (75) | 19 (33) | 24 (42) |
| Transfusion regimen currently | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Using hydroxyurea | 5 (9) | 5 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Missing data | 5 (9) | 0 (0) | 5 (9) |
| Usual drugs in hospital | |||
| Pethidine, diamorphine, or morphine, or a combination (strong analgesia) | 45 (79) | 27 (47) | 18 (32) |
| No pethidine, diamorphine, or morphine, or a combination (not strong analgesia) | 7 (12) | 0 (0) | 7 (12) |
| Missing data | 5 (9) | 1 (2) | 4 (7) |
| No of self reported painful episodes in previous 2 years | |||
| 1-2 | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) |
| 3-10 | 17 (30) | 5 (9) | 12 (21) |
| 11-20 | 12 (21) | 4 (7) | 8 (14) |
| 21-30 | 8 (14) | 4 (7) | 4 (7) |
| ⩾30 | 13 (23) | 11 (19) | 2 (4) |
| Missing data | 5 (9) | 4 (7) | 1 (2) |
*
Painful episodes do not total 100% owing to rounding up.