TITLE:
Prevalence of Malaria Infection and ABO Human Blood Group in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
AUTHORS:
John Nwangwu, Ivan Roland, David Mbelwa, Cassian Magori, Marian Evans, Cynthia Price
KEYWORDS:
Prevalence, Malaria Infection, ABO Human Blood Group
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Vol.7 No.4,
December
4,
2017
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between occurrence of malaria infection with that of human blood group in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania. The study was based on data collected randomly from the patients who were screened for malaria of all age groups for a period of three months at Mission Mikocheni Hospital. During this time period, a total of 430 blood samples were collected. From the study findings, it is clear that more than 50% of the patients tested were positive for malaria. Further analysis revealed that about 50% of malaria positive patients were type “O” blood group.