Research Article
Haematological Profile of Adults with Malaria Parasitaemia Visiting the Volta Regional Hospital, Ghana
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 |
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Data are presented in figures and percentages.
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