Table 1. Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and respondents.
| Variables | N(%) |
|---|---|
| Patients’ gender | |
| Male | 96 (64.4) |
| Female | 53 (35.6) |
| Patients’ age (years) | |
| Toddlers (1-4years) | 11 (7.4) |
| School age (5-11years) | 35 (23.5) |
| Teens (12-17years) | 27 (18.1) |
| Young adults (18-39years) | 74 (49.7) |
| Middle age (40-54years) | 1 (0.7) |
| Patients’ marital status | |
| Single | 131 (87.9) |
| Married | 18 (12.1) |
| Divorce | - (-) |
| Time since SCD diagnosis | |
| 6months after birth | 26 (17.4) |
| 6 to <12months | 12 (8.1) |
| 1 to <5years | 54 (36.2) |
| 5 to 10years | 31 (20.8) |
| >10years | 20 (13.4) |
| Others | 6 (4.0) |
| No of times patients needed care in the past 1 month | |
| Once | 93 (62.4) |
| Twice | 32 (21.5) |
| Thrice | 15 (10.1) |
| Four times | 2 (1.3) |
| Five times | 4 (2.7) |
| Six times | 2 (1.3) |
| Patients’ employment status | |
| Unemployed | 24 (16.1) |
| Civil service | 6 (4.0) |
| Private sector | 6 (4.0) |
| Self employed | 8 (5.4) |
| Housewife | 1 (0.7) |
| Schooling | 104 (69.8) |
| Respondents’ education level | |
| No formal education | 2 (1.3) |
| Primary education | 48 (32.2) |
| Junior secondary | 16 (10.7) |
| Secondary | 40 (26.8) |
| University/college/polytechnic | 40 (26.8) |
| Postgraduate | 3 (2.0) |