Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2329-8790
+44 1478 350008
Zama Isaac
Nigeria
Research Article
Haematological Parameters of Malaria Infected Patients in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
Author(s): Udomah Francis, Zama Isaac, Abdulrahaman Yakubu, Asemota Enosakhare and Emenike FelixUdomah Francis, Zama Isaac, Abdulrahaman Yakubu, Asemota Enosakhare and Emenike Felix
Malaria is a blood disease caused by the bite of Anopheles mosquito. Malaria causes the death of more than one million in Africa every year. Ten percent (10%) of death in children aged below three years are estimated to be from malaria in some parts of the tropical regions. In Sub-Sahara Africa including Nigeria, it is a major public health problem, hence this study to control and discriminate between these infections for possible early diagnosis. The study was conducted to statistically analyze hematological parameters including packed cells volume (PCV), total and differential white blood cells count (WBC), platelet count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of malaria infected patients in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. The method adopted made use of 140 samples collected from seventy (70) apparently healthy individuals (controls). The other seventy (70) w.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8790.1000171