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Table 1 Demographic distribution of SCD patients by age group, gender, sickling, and blood transfusion status at GICG, KBTH

From: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among patients with sickle cell disease at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital

Characteristics

Number of cases

Percentage

Overall total

141

100

Gender

  

Males

51

36

Females

90

64

Age group (years)

  

≤ 19

41

29

20–29

48

34

30–39

22

15

40–49

13

9

≥ 50

17

12

Median age

25 (12–79)

 

SCD type

  

SS

88

62

SC

47

33

SD

4

3

SF

2

1

Blood transfusion

  

Yes

72

51

No

69

49

  1. SS: Haemoglobin SS, SC: Haemoglobin SC, SD: Haemoglobin D-Punjab, SF: Fetal haemoglobin
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