Research Article

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

Table 3

Prevalence of malaria parasitemia in examined disqualified donor blood.

CategoriesNo. of positive/reactive (%)No. of infected with malaria parasites (%)

Hepatitis B32 (13.3)1 (0.4)
Hepatitis C6 (2.5)0 (0.0)
Syphilis53 (22.1)1 (0.04)
HIV1 (0.4)0 (0.0)
Total92 (38.3)2 (0.8)