Neonatal Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Congo

Table 1

Minimum sample size by department.

Department	Population census of 2007	Minimum newborn size to be tested	Number of newborns tested
Brazzaville	1733271	151	1560
Pointe Noire	902828	79	370
Bouenza	390032	34	113
Pool	298580	26	132
Niari	291865	26	179
Plateaux	220328	20	121
Cuvette	196930	18	124
Likouala	194507	17	60
Lekoumou	121639	11	54
Kouilou	116065	11	38
Sangha	108211	10	68
Cuvette-Ouest	92123	9	78
Total	4666379	412	2897