Factors Influencing the Academic Performance of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Ekiti, South West Nigeria
Factors Influencing the Academic Performance of Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Ekiti, South West Nigeria
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10.1093/tropej/fmx034
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发表时间：
2018-02-01
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2
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Ajibola, Ayodeji
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Olatunya, Oladele Simeon;Oke, Oluwasola Julius;Ajibola, Ayodeji
背景资料：有一个缺乏信息的因素，影响镰状细胞性贫血（SCA）的儿童在尼日利亚的学校表现，尽管她的巨大负担的疾病。方法：共招募了101名儿童与SCA在儿科诊所在尼日利亚。他们的社会人口统计学匹配的同学是对照组。学习成绩和认知功能分别从学校报告和Ziler的画一个人的测试。结果：SCA组儿童缺课率明显高于对照组，血红蛋白浓度明显低于对照组（P < 0.05）。SCA儿童和对照组儿童的总体学校表现没有差异（59.0%对60.6%; p = 0.256）。缺课> 1周独立预测研究参与者的学习成绩较差（比值比= 15.71; 95%置信区间= 5.93-41.66; p = 0.000）。大多数表现较差的SCA儿童缺课超过1周。结论：需要解决SCA儿童缺课的原因。
Background: There is a paucity of information on factors that influence the school performance of children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Nigeria, despite her huge burden of the disease.Methods: In total, 101 children with SCA were recruited at a paediatric clinic in Nigeria. Their socio-demographic-matched classmates were the controls. Academic performance and cognitive functioning were obtained from school reports and Ziler's Draw-a-Person Test, respectively. Factors influencing the academic performance were determined.Results: Children with SCA had higher rates of school absence and lower haemoglobin concentration (p < 0.05). There was no difference in overall school performance between children with SCA and controls (59.0 vs. 60.6%; p = 0.256). School absenteeism > 1 week independently predicts poor school performance among the study participants (odds ratio = 15.71; 95% confidence interval = 5.93-41.66; p = 0.000). Most SCA children with poor performance were absent from school for > 1 week.Conclusion: There is need to address causes of school absenteeism among children with SCA.