Table 2.
The prevalence of P. falciparum infection and the frequency of G6PD and α+-thalassaemia variants
| P. falciparum parasite prevalence as detected by | ||
|---|---|---|
| Microscopy | QT-NASBA | |
| G6PD, % (n/N) | ||
| B | 3.0 (11/366) | 32.2 (118/366) |
| A | 6.7 (3/45) | 35.6 (16/45) |
| A- | 0.0 (0/16) | 37.5 (6/16) |
| α+ – thalassaemia, % (n/N) | ||
| αα/αα | 3.7 (11/295) | 30.5 (90/295) |
| αα/α- | 2.0 (2/100) | 40.0 (40/100)¶ |
| α-/α- | 0.0 (0/14) | 14.3 (2/14) |
G6PD B and α-thalassaemia αα/αα served as a reference group for the comparisons. ¶p = 0.08 when compared to α+-thalassaemia αα/αα. Only samples were included in this table that had results for both QT-NASBA and microscopy