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Malaria has been incriminated as a great cause of mortality in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, people with SCD, a high-risk group, do not benefit from free or subsisized malaria prevention and treatment in Cameroon unlike other vulnerable groups which may be due to insufficient evidence to guide policy makers. This study aimed at describing clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients with malaria, determining the prevalence of malaria in hospitalized children and in those with SCD and without, compare frequency of presentation of malaria related complications (using clinical and laboratory elements that define severe malaria) between children admitted for malaria with SCD and those without and finally, determing the risk factors for death in children admitted for malaria.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This was a retrospective analysis of admission records of children age 1 to 18\u2009years with a confirmed malaria diagnosis admitted at the Laquintinie Hospital during January 2015 through December 2018. Clinical features, laboratory characteristics and outcome of malarial infections, stratified by SCD status were studied. Patients with HIV infection, malnutrition, renal failure and discharged against medical advice were excluded from the study. Data were analysed using Epi-info 7 software and analysis done. Chi square test, Odds ratios, CI and student\u2019s t test were used to determine association between variables. Statistical significance was set at <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value \u22640.05.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The prevalence of malaria was lower among children with SCD than it was among children without SCD (23.5% vs 44.9%). Similarly, among those with a positive microscopy, the mean parasite density was significantly lower among children with SCD than it was among children without SCD (22,875.6 vs 57,053.6 parasites\/ \u03bcl with t-value \u2212\u20093.2, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value 0.002). The mean hemoglobin concentration was lower in SCD as compared to non SCD (5.7\u2009g\/l vs 7.4\u2009g\/l, t-value \u2212\u200912.5, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value &lt;\u20090.001). Overall mortality in SCD was 3.4% and malaria was reponsible for 20.4% of these deaths as compared to the 35.4% in non SCD patients. Convulsion and impaired consciousness were significantly lower in SCD group (OR:0.1, CI: 0.1\u20130.3, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> value &lt;\u20090.01 and OR:0.1, CI:0.1\u20130.2, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value &lt;\u20090.001 respectively). Death was significantly higher in SCD patients with malaria as compared to SCD patients admitted for other pathologies (3.2% vs 1.5%., OR:2.2, CI:1\u20135, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value 0.050).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The SCD population has a lower mortality related to malaria compared to the non-SCD population. 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