Background: Poor growth and under-nutrition are common in children with sickle cell
disease (SCD). This review summarises evidence of nutritional status in children with SCD …

Background: Poor growth and delayed maturation in children with sickle cell disease (SCD)
may be due, in part, to mild zinc deficiency. Objective: The objective was to determine the …

Background Malnutrition continues to affect under-five children in Africa to an overwhelming
proportion. The situation is further compounded by the burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) …

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly individuals of African and/or
Hispanic descent, with the majority of cases in sub-Saharan Africa. Individuals with this …

Objective. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience poor growth, altered body
composition, and delayed maturation. Deficits in bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the common inherited blood disorders in humans and
has been associated with decreased dietary intake which results in poor nutritional status …

Background: A relative energy deficiency consequent to a high resting metabolic rate (RMR)
may contribute to growth impairment in persons with homozygous (SS genotype) sickle cell …

As part of a larger study that examined pain experience, pain management, and pain
outcomes among children with sickle cell disease, functional status (sleep, food intake, and …

Background: Physical growth is known to be impaired in children with sickle cell disease
(SCD) and the prevalence and severity vary with geographical location. The factors which …

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate and determine the risk factors
associated with poor growth among SCA children. Methods. A cross‐sectional study was …