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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of our population

From: Describing the growth and nutritional status of sickle cell disease children and adolescents with reference to WHO growth standards in Cameroon

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Gender

 Male

111

53.4

 Female

97

46.6

Age group

 0-5

74

35.6

 5-10

65

31.3

 10-19

69

33.2

Educational level of children

 None

27

13

 Nursery

46

22.1

 Primary

86

41.3

 Secondary

47

22.6

 Tertiary

2

1

Number of sicklers in the family

 1

176

84.6

 2

22

10.6

 3

5

2.4

  > 3

5

2.4