Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait among Prospective Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Berekum, Ghana

Table 1

Age and gender distribution of blood donors.

Hb variant + G6PD status	Male	Female	Total
A + PD	—	4	4 (2%)
AS only	22	3	25 (12.5%)
AS + FD	14	—	14 (7%)
A + FD	19	2	21 (10.5%)
A + N	133	3	136 (68%)
Total	188 (94%)	12 (6%)	200

A and S represent haemoglobin A and haemoglobin S, respectively; N: no qualitative red cell G6PD enzyme defect; PD: partial qualitative red cell G6PD enzyme defect; FD: full qualitative red cell G6PD enzyme defect.