Table 3.
Malaria prevalence and mean parasite load among ABO blood group phenotypes of blood donors attending Arba Minch Blood Bank from February to June 2015.
| Examined | Infected | Mean parasite density/µL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. falciparum | P. vivax | |||
| ABO blood group | ||||
| O | 175 | 5 (2.6%) | 9 (5.1%) | 377.14 |
| AB | 18 | 1 (5.6%) | 0 | 320.0 |
| B | 87 | 1 (1.1%) | 0 | 320.0 |
| A | 136 | 1 (0.7%) | 0 | 80.0 |
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| Total | 416 | 8 (1.9%) | 9 (2.2%) | |