Table 2.
Distribution and severity of selected haematological abnormalities with regard to haemoglobin type in P. falciparum infected children
| Haematological parameter | Severity of the Haematological Abnormalities | HBB genotypes | Total n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbAA n (%) |
HbAS n (%) |
HbSS n (%) |
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| Haemoglobin | Severe anaemia | 5 (8.6) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (23.1) | 9 (10.5) |
| Moderate anaemia | 20 (34.5) | 3 (21.4) | 9 (69.2) | 32 (42.4) | |
| Mild anaemia | 13 (22.4) | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0) | 18 (21.2) | |
| Non-anaemic | 20 (34.5) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (7.7) | 25 (29.4) | |
| Total | 58 | 14 | 13 | 85 | |
| Platelets | Severe thrombocytopenia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate thrombocytopenia | 3 (5.2) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.7) | |
| Mild thrombocytopenia | 9 (15.5) | 1 (7.1) | 2 (15.4) | 12 (14.1) | |
| Non-thrombocytopenia | 46 (79.3) | 12 (85.7) | 11 (84.6) | 69 (81.2) | |
| Total | 58 | 14 | 13 | 85 | |
| Leukocytes | Leukocytopaenia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Leukocytosis | 18 (31) | 6 (42.9) | 9 (69.2) | 33 (38.8) | |
| Normal | 40 (70) | 8 (57.1) | 4 (30.8) | 52 (61.2) | |
| Total | 58 | 14 | 13 | 85 | |
| Monocytes | Monocytosis | 34 (59) | 11(79) | 4 (31) | 49 (58) |
| Normal | 24 (41) | 3 (21) | 9 (69) | 36 (42) | |
| 58 | 14 | 13 | 85 | ||
Data are presented as proportions (n) and percentages (%) of different HBB genotypes and different severities of haematological abnormalitis in children infected with P.falciparum malaria