Health-related quality of life of adolescents with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic of adolescents with SCD and their caretakers

Adolescents with SCD			Caretakers of adolescents with SCD
Variables	Frequency(N=140)	Percent	Variables	Frequency(N=140)	Percent
Gender			Gender
Male	56	40	Male	12	9
Female	84	60	Female	128	91
Age group			Age group
8-12	95	68	<35	66	47
>=12	45	32	>=35	74	53
Relationship with child			Income level^a
Mother	122	87	<=57 $	113	84
Other	18	13	>57 $	22	16
Marital status			Marital status
Married	-	-	Married	124	89
Single	-	-	Single	16	11

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