A system to monitor HB levels in sickle cell children.

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood disorder condition that affects the body’s red blood cells. It occurs when a child receives two sickle cell genes one from each parent. Haemoglobin (Hb) is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and returns the carbon dioxide from the tissues to the heart. The main problem faced by children with sickle cell is low Hb levels which causes anaemia in them. Anaemia is a condition in which one lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to one’s body tissues. The system is used for monitoring the Hb levels in sickle cell children using the color sensors which detects color change in their urine, the heart beat sensor which measures their heart pulses and the sound sensor which detects the wheezing sound as the sickle cell child breathes. The data from the sensors is processed by the micro controller to get the Hb level monitored and then sent to the database containing different Hb levels and the corresponding remedies. It is from this point where the database is queried to send the corresponding remedies to the user’s phone and the sensor readings to the system in the hospital. This project is a true hope for sickle cell children because it monitors their Hb levels in real time and provides suitable remedies to be followed to boost the Hb level in case its low. The work is arranged mainly in six chapters, Chapter one includes the introduction of a system that monitors Hb levels in sickle cell children. Chapter two discusses the literature related to the system, Chapter three illustrates the methodologies used in coming up with the working prototype of the system, Chapter four includes system design and analysis, Chapter five contains the implementation and testing of the system and chapter six contains the summary of the work, discussions and recommendations.