@article{MAKHILLRJMS20071311571,
    title = {Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Sickle Cell Patients in Ijebu-Ode,  Ogun State, Nigeria},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {1},
    number = {3},
    pages = {168-170},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2007.168.170},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2007.168.170},
    author = {Sobo Racheal Abisola,O. Olusanya Joseph and},
    keywords = {Nutritional assessment,sickle cell disease,body mass index,dietary recall},
    abstract = {The study assessed the nutritional status of 75 Sickle Cell Patients (who pay preliminary visit to the Sickle Cell outpatient clinic) at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode. Anthropometric indices were obtained to determine stunting, wasting and underweight for young patients and Body Mass Index (BMI) for the adults. Nutrient intake was estimated by 24 h dietary recall and was compared with WHO recommendation. The respondents comprised of 32 (34%) adults. The mean Packed Cell Volume (PCV) for the female respondents was 20.5%, which was higher than the males, (19.4%). The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) value for the adult patients was 17.66±2.41 and this implied that (averagely), the subjects fell within the category of Grade I (GI) underweight. The nutrient intake of the male patients was not statistically (p>0.05) significantly different from the females’. The study revealed that the respondents’ nutrient consumption was poor.}
    }