Sickle-Cell Disease Healthcare Cost in Africa: Experience of the Congo

Table 1

Characteristics of the population.

Gender	(%)
Female	46 (48.9)
Male	48 (51.1)
Sex ratio	1.04
Age (months)
Mean ± Ecart type	69.26 ± 50.40
Min–max	6–192
Referred by	(%)
Teaching hospital’s departments	12 (12.8)
Primary and secondary public offices	14 (14.9)
Private offices	10 (10.6)
Home	58 (61.7)
Hospitalization length (days)	(%)
1-2	44 (46.8)
3–8	34 (36.2)
9–16	16 (17)
Income	(%)
Low	26 (27.7)
Middle	6 (6.4)
High	18 (19.1)
Unknown	44 (46.8)
Death	(%)
Yes	78 (83.0)
No	16 (17.0)
Age of death	(%)
0–24	1 (12.5)
25–60	0 (00)
61–120	6 (37.5)
>120	8 (50)

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