Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital
Joint Authors
Omarine Nlinwe, Nfor
Nange, Tang Bertilla
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malaria, which is responsible for a substantial amount of deaths in endemic countries, has been shown to have both direct and indirect effects on the hematological parameters.
Notwithstanding, some hematological parameters among populations living in malaria endemic regions have not been described consistently, as a standard for measuring malaria burden.
Based on the above fact, this study was designed to assess some hematological changes and their diagnostic values in malaria infected patients.
A total of 160 malaria positive adult patients, together with 81 healthy control adults were recruited for the study.
For the malaria positive group, the female to male ratio was 1.38 : 1.
Specifically, 74.38%, 10.00%, and 15.62% of those in the malaria positive group had mild, moderate, and severe parasitaemia, respectively.
Leukemia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia were found to be significantly associated with malaria and were all estimated to be specific for the diagnosis of malaria.
Anemia was, however, estimated to be both sensitive and specific for malaria diagnosis.
Therefore, anemia offers the most diagnostic value in the malaria infected patients of this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Omarine Nlinwe, Nfor& Nange, Tang Bertilla. 2020. Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital. Anemia،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129723
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Omarine Nlinwe, Nfor& Nange, Tang Bertilla. Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital. Anemia No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129723
American Medical Association (AMA)
Omarine Nlinwe, Nfor& Nange, Tang Bertilla. Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital. Anemia. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129723
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129723