Table 5 Predominant diagnoses in the subjects leading to loss of school time
From: Determinants of academic performance in children with sickle cell anaemia
No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 90) | ||
Total number hospitalized | 55 | 61.1 |
Total no. of hospital admission days | 427 | |
Average duration of hospital stay (days) | 7.8 | |
Predominant diagnosis on admission | ||
Vaso-occlusive crisis | 28 | 51 |
Malaria | 16 | 29.1 |
Haemolytic crisis | 4 | 7.3 |
Sepsis | 2 | 3.6 |
Septic arthritis | 2 | 3.6 |
Acute chest syndrome | 1 | 1.8 |
Haemorrhage | 1 | 1.8 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1.8 |
Total | 55 | 100 |