Seroprevalence of Malaria and Hepatitis B Coinfection among Pregnant Women in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Age and haematological characteristics of pregnant women with monoinfections who attended ANC at Tamale Teaching Hospital ().

Characteristics	Infection type
	Malaria	Hepatitis B	HIV	Syphilis	value
n (%)	335 (10.7)	106 (3.4)	25 (0.8)	10 (0.3)	—
Mean age (SD) (years)	28.2 (5.2)	29.4 (4.4)	29.4 (5.4)	26.0 (4.4)	0.06^#
Mean Hb^a (SD) (g/dL)	10.8 (1.5)	11.3 (1.4)	10.8 (1.5)	11.9 (1.4)	0.009^#
Sickling, n (%)	24 (7.2)	11 (10.4)	3 (12.0)	1 (10)	—
G6PDd, n (%)	20 (6.0)	7 (6.6)	3 (12.0)	2 (20.0)	—

G6PDd = glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. ^aHb was estimated in the pregnant women at the first time of ANC visit; #analysed by ANOVA. Only single infections were captured in the table. Percentages were calculated based on the total study subjects of 3,127. Percentages were calculated based on total infection for each column.