Abstract

STUDY OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND ITS RELATION TO MALARIA BETWEEN MARGINAL PEOPLE IN TAIZ(YEMEN)

Nada Saif*

Abstract

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of sickle cell anemia and malaria at marginalized people(Al –akhdam-The neglected group) in different Areas in Taiz city, and relationship between sickle cell and age, sex& infection by malaria. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: The study was carried out from areas in Taiz city for about 100 cases during February to April 2014, study population was the marginal people. Methodology: A total of 100 cases were randomly collected and examined by C.B.C, Sickling test, B.F.S. Also, the questionnaire data was used for determine the correlation between sickle cell and other factors such as age, sex, location, infected by malaria, blood transfusion prior and consanguinity. Statistical analysis: The data analyzed by SPSS program, and P value

Keywords: (Marginalized people; Taiz city- Yemen, Sickle cell disease, Malaria.).