Research Article

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

Table 3

Types of blood donors with G6PD and haemoglobin variants distribution.

DonorsG6PD-NG6PD-DAAS

Commercial ( = 8)35 (62.5%)44 (50%)
Replacement ( = 152) 12428 (18.4%)12824 (15.8%)
Voluntary ( = 40)346 (15%)2812 (30%)

Total1613916040

G6PD-N: normal qualitative G6PD activity; G6PD-D: defective red cell G6PD activity; A: haemoglobin A; S: haemoglobin S.