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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with hemophilia

From: Health-related quality of life and its associated factors among hemophilia patients: experience from Ethiopian Hemophilia Treatment Centre

Clinical Variables

N (%)

Visiting the emergency department in last year

 No

48 (45.7)

 Yes

57 (54.3)

Hospitalization in the last year

 No

86 (81.9)

 Yes

19 (18.1)

Heavy bleeding in the last year

 No

24 (22.9

 Yes

81 (77.1)

Number of bleedings in last year

 None

22 (21.2)

 One- three times

8 (7.7)

  ≥ four times

74 (71.2)

Family history of Hemophilia

 No

30 (28.6)

 Yes

75 (71.4)

Current hemophilia treatment

 Factor VIII

80 (76.2)

 Factor IX

23 (21.9)

 Plasma and Tranexamic acid

2 (1.9)

Hemophilia type

 Hemophilia A

76 (72.4)

 Hemophilia B

29 (27.6)

Target joint involvement

 No

20 (19.0)

 Yes

85 (81.0)

Number of targets joint involvement

 One

49 (46.7)

 Two and above

39 (37.2)

Location of target joint

 Knee

74 (70.4)

 Hip

16 (15.2)

 Elbow

26 (24.7)

 Shoulder

12 (11.4)

 Ankle

10 (9.5)

 Wrist

8 (7.6)

Time since diagnosis

  ≤ 10 years

24 (22.9)

 11–19 years

54 (51.4)

  ≥ 20 years

27 (25.7)