Table 1.

Clinical information of participants

Variable	n (%)
Sickle cell type
SS	86 (71.7)
SC	33 (27.5)
SF	1 (0.8)
Age of diagnosis (yrs)
< 1	12 (10.0)
1–2	61 (50.8)
3–4	40 (33.3)
≥ 5	7 (5.8)
Admission past one year
Yes	51 (42.5)
No	69 (57.5)
Reason for Admission
Vaso-occlusive crisis	47 (92.2)
Anaemia	4 (7.8)