Research Article
Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience
Table 1
Pattern of attendance at GICG (2013-2014).
| | 2013 | | | | | | 2014 | | | | | |
| Month | HbSS | HbSC | Other | Total | New patients | D.A.A | HbSS | HbSC | Other | Total | New patients | DAA | January | 620 | 350 | 56 | 1026 | 25 | 46.64 | 656 | 333 | 55 | 1044 | 16 | 47.45 | February | 540 | 294 | 48 | 888 | 24 | 44.40 | 492 | 299 | 33 | 825 | 12 | 41.25 | March | 514 | 240 | 38 | 790 | 36 | 41.58 | 517 | 296 | 29 | 854 | 19 | 42.70 | April | 330 | 173 | 27 | 530 | 7 | 29.44 | 468 | 275 | 39 | 783 | 16 | 39.15 | May | 551 | 275 | 42 | 868 | 20 | 41.33 | 532 | 324 | 41 | 898 | 14 | 44.90 | June | 537 | 311 | 69 | 919 | 16 | 45.95 | 488 | 312 | 46 | 849 | 16 | 40.43 | July | 621 | 364 | 29 | 1017 | 27 | 46.23 | 523 | 276 | 41 | 842 | 13 | 40.10 | August | 600 | 343 | 49 | 993 | 28 | 47.29 | 578 | 316 | 46 | 940 | 16 | 44.77 | September | 576 | 307 | 25 | 908 | 13 | 45.40 | 531 | 343 | 43 | 919 | 15 | 43.76 | October | 577 | 342 | 39 | 958 | 21 | 43.55 | 443 | 262 | 32 | 737 | 15 | 33.50 | November | 550 | 313 | 51 | 913 | 24 | 43.48 | 492 | 272 | 36 | 804 | 14 | 40.20 | December | 478 | 269 | 40 | 787 | 10 | 41.42 | 427 | 241 | 29 | 696 | 16 | 34.80 | Total | 6494 | 3581 | 513 | 10597 | 251 | 43.06 | 6147 | 3549 | 470 | 10191 | 182 | 41.08 |
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DAA: Daily Average Attendance.
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