Research Article
Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 2
Factors for impaired copy among studied children with SCA attending MNH (n = 195).
| | Factor for impaired copy | SCA group (n = 142) | Normal sibling group (n = 53) | Total | X2, value |
| | Age (yrs) | | | | 9.17, 0.01 | | 9 to 10 | 45 (31.7) | 29 (54.7) | 74 (37.9) | | | 11 to 13 | 48 (33.8) | 14 (26.4) | 62 (31.8) | | | 14 to 15 | 49 (34.5) | 10 (18.9) | 69 (30.3) | |
| | Sex | | | | 0.77, 0.378 | | Male | 69 (48.6) | 22 (41.5) | 91 (46.7) | | | Female | 73 (51.4) | 31 (58.5) | 104 (53.3) | |
| | Children education | | | | 0.18, 0.94 | | Primary | 120 (84.5) | 47 (88.7) | 167 (85.6) | | | Secondary | 22 (15.5) | 6 (11.3) | 6 (14.4) | |
| | BMI | | | | 4.25, 0.039 | | Normal | 26 (18.3) | 17 (32.1) | 43 (22.1) | | | Underweight | 116 (81.7) | 36 (67.9) | 152 (77.9) | |
| | Father education | | | | 0.798, 0.671 | | Primary | 95 (66.9) | 33 (62.3) | 128 (65.6) | | | Secondary | 32 (22.5) | 12 (22.6) | 12 (22.6) | | | University | 15 (10.6) | 8 (15.1) | 23 (11.8) | |
| | Mother education | | | | 0.38, 0.534 | | Primary | 98 (69) | 39 (73.6) | 137 (70.3) | | | Secondary | 44 (31) | 14 (26.4) | 58 (29.7) | |
| | School absence | | | | 75.8, <0.001 | | Never | 33 (23.2) | 49 (92.5) | 82 (42.1) | | | More than once | 109 (76.8) | 4 (7.5) | 113 (57.9) | |
| | What is exam rank in class? | | | | 0.017, 0.895 | | Within top 10 | 23 (16.2) | 9 (17) | 32 (16.4) | | | Out of top 10 | 119 (83.8) | 44 (83) | 163 (83.6) | |
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