| Item |
Details |
| Number of patients |
60 |
| Gender |
32 males and 28 females |
| Age |
Range:11-42 years; median:19 years |
| Original residence |
- Southern province: 42 patients (70%)
- Eastern province: 6 patients (10%)
- Other regions: 12 patients (20%) |
| Family history of sickle cell disorders |
40 patients (66.7%) |
Adherence to drug therapy
|
- Low: 22 patients (36.7%)
- High: 38 patients (63.3%) |
| Reason for low adherence to therapy |
- Forgetting drug and carelessness: 16 patients (73%)
- Lack of knowledge about the drug:
7 patients (32%) |
