Table 5.

Haematological profile of study participants.

Parameter		Reference counts	Number (N = 236)	Percentage
Haemoglobin	Normal	≥12.5 g/dl	105	44.49
	Anaemia	<12.5 g/dl	131	55.51
Leucocytes	Normal	5.0–10.0 × 103/μl	174	73.73
	Leucocytosis	>10.0 × 103/μl	41	17.37
	Leukopenia	<5 × 103/μl	20	8.47
Platelets	Normal	150–400 × 103/L	118	50
	Thrombocytosis	>450 × 103/L	6	2.54
	Thrombocytopenia	<100 × 103/L	112	47.46
Neutrophils	Normal	2.0–7.5 × 109/μl	139	58.9
	Neutrophilia	>7.5 × 109/μl	25	10.59
	Neutropaenia	<2.0 × 109/μl	69	29.24
Lymphocytes	Normal	1.0–4.0 × 109/L	80	33.9
	Lymphocytosis	>4.0 × 109/L	21	8.9
	Lymphopaenia	<1.0 × 109/L	134	56.78
Monocytes	Normal	0.2–1.0 × 109/L	162	68.64
	Monocytosis	>1.0 × 109/L	50	21.19
	Monocytopaenia	<0.2 × 109/L	22	9.32
Basophils	Normal	0.2–0.02 × 109/L	213	90.25
	Basophilia	>0.2 × 109/L	8	3.39
	Basopenia	<0.02 × 109/L	15	6.36
Eosinophils	Normal	0.04–0.5 × 109/L	121	51.27
	Eosinophilia	>0.5 × 109/L	7	2.97
	Eosinopaenia	<0.04 × 109/L	108	45.76

Data are presented in figures and percentages.