TITLE:
Nutritional Profile of Children with Major Sickle Cell Syndrome at the Centre of Medical and Health Advice of Kipé, Conakry, 2018
AUTHORS:
Mamadou Aliou Doukoure, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, M’mah Aminata Bangoura, Amadou Oury Toure, Mamadou Moustapha Diop, Fatoumata Binta Diallo, Mohamed Sama Cherif, Thierno Saidou Diallo, Saidouba Cherif Camara, Abdoulaye Toure
KEYWORDS:
Sickle Cell Disease, Nutrition, Growth, Puberty, Guinea
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.13 No.3,
March
18,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Growth is a reflection of a child’s health and nutritional status. Children with sickle cell disease often have slower statural and weight development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional profile of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) registered in the CEMECO centre database. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study with simple random sampling of children aged 1 to 16 years registered in the clinic database. Results: We collected information on 208 children, 121 of whom had sickle cell disease and 87 of whom were normal, with a sex ratio of 1.02. The mean age of the sickle cell patients was 8.7 ± 4.4 years, while that of the non-sickle cell patients was 9.5 ± 4 years. Haemoglobin electrophoresis revealed 103 homozygous (SS), 18 double heterozygous (SC, SBetaThal, SE) and 87 normal (AA) and/or sickle cell trait (AS) sickle cell cases. We observed a significant difference in the height/age ratio (P ¥). Conclusion: The results of our study revealed stunted growth in children with sickle cell disease.