Research Article
The Incidence of Malaria Parasites in Screened Donor Blood for Transfusion
Table 1
Age ranges and gender of donors against percentage of malaria positive slides.
| Age ranges | Frequency N (%) | Microscopy test–positive (%) | Rapid diagnostic test–positive (%) | Molecular test–positive (%) |
| 20−29 | 495 (33) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 30−39 | 645 (43) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40−49 | 300 (20) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50−59 | 60 (4) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 1,500 | 48 | 49 | 47 |
| Gender | Male | 1,215 (81) | 39 | 40 | 39 | Female | 285 (19) | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Total | 1,500 | 48 | 49 | 47 |
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