Impact of a Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center on Early Childhood Mortality in a Developing Country: The Jamaican Experience

Objective To compare mortality in children Study design The study was carried out at the Sickle Cell Unit in Kingston, Jamaica. We determined the status (dead/alive) at age 5 years in a cohort of 548 children with SCD diagnosed by newborn screening and managed at the Sickle Cell Unit during the period November 1995 to December 2009. The standardized mortality ratio was calculated using World Health Organization life tables for reference mortality. Results Eight deaths (1.5%) occurred in children Conclusions Mortality in children