Research Article
Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 4
Factors for impaired recall among studied children with SCA attending MNH (n = 45).
| | Factor for impaired recall | Sickle cell group (n = 15) | Normal siblings (n = 30) | Total | X2, value |
| | Age (yrs) | | | | | | 9 to 10 | 17 (56.7) | 12 (80) | 29 (64.4) | | | 11 to 13 | 6 (20) | 1 (6.7) | 7 (15.6) | | | 14 to 15 | 7 (23.3) | 2 (13.3) | 9 (20) | 2.4, 0.288 |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 13 (43.3) | 7 (46.7) | 20 (44.4) | | | Female | 17 (56.7) | 8 (53.3) | 25 (55.6) | 0.45, 0.832 |
| | Children education | | | | | | Primary | 28 (93.3) | 14 (93.3) | 42 (93.3) | | | Secondary | 2 (6.7) | 1 (6.7) | 3 (6.7) | |
| | BMI | | | | | | Normal | 7 (23.3) | 5 (33.3) | 12 (26.7) | | | Underweight | 23 (76.7) | 10 (66.7) | 33 (73.3) | 0.5, 0.475 |
| | Father education | | | | | | Primary | 18 (60) | 7 (46.7) | 25 (55.6) | | | Secondary | 12 (40) | 5 (33.3) | 17 (37.8) | | | University | — | 3 (20) | 3 (6.7) | 6.4, 0.04 |
| | Mother education | | | | | | Primary | 22 (73.3) | 10 (66.7) | 32 (71.1) | | | Secondary | 8 (26.7) | 5 (33.3) | 13 (28.9) | 0.21, 0.642 |
| | School absence | | | | | | Never | 2 (6.7) | 15 (100) | 17 (37.8) | | | More than once | 28 (93.3) | — | 28 (62.2) | 37, <0.001 |
| | What is your position in class? | | | | | | Within top 10 | 6 (20) | 4 (26.7) | 10 (22.2) | | | Out of top 10 | 24 (80) | 11 (73.3) | 35 (77.8) | 0.25, 0.612 |
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Fisher’s exact test was used. |
