Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria Parasitemia among Blood Donors in Cape Coast, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Prevalence of malaria parasitemia in examined donors.

Category	No. of examined (%)	No. of infected (%)
Qualified to donate	148 (61.7)	4 (1.7)
Disqualified to donate	92 (38.3)	2 (0.8)
Total	240 (100)	6 (2.5)

Qualified to donate: passed all screening tests (negative hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, and HIV serological tests). Disqualified: low haemoglobin concentration or positive for one screening test.