Table 1 District-wise demographic and clinical variables of the malaria infected blood donors
Demographic variables | Total n (%) | Ada East District (n = 149) | Ashaiman Municipal (n = 164) | Accra Metropolis (n = 155) | Ga South Municipal (n = 140) | Ga West Municipal (n = 163) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria rapid test | 91 (11.8) | 27 (18.1%) | 19 (11.6%) | 15 (9.7%) | 13 (9.2%) | 17 (10.4%) |
Age in complete years* | ||||||
 18–30 (n = 171) | 18 (19.7) | 5 (18.5%) | 3 (15.7%) | 4 (26.7%) | 2 (15.4%) | 4 (23.5%) |
 31–40 (n = 268) | 41 (45.0) | 12 (44.4%) | 9 (47.4%) | 7 (46.7%) | 5 (38.4%) | 8 (47.0%) |
 41–50 (n = 238) | 23 (25.3) | 7 (25.9%) | 5 (26.3%) | 3 (20.0%) | 5 (38.4%) | 3 (17.6%) |
 51–59 (n = 94) | 9 (9.9) | 3 (11.1%) | 2 (10.5%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (11.7%) |
Gender | ||||||
 Males (n = 609) | 78 (85.7) | 22 (81.4%) | 16 (84.2%) | 13 (86.7%) | 12 (92.3%) | 15 (88.2%) |
 Females (n = 162) | 13 (14.3) | 5 (18.5%) | 3 (15.8%) | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (11.8%) |
Number of blood donations | ||||||
 1 (n = 395) | 59 (64.8) | 17 (62.9%) | 13 (68.4%) | 10 (66.7%) | 8 (61.5%) | 11 (64.7%) |
 2 (n = 124) | 14 (15.4) | 5 (18.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (7.7%) | 4 (23.5%) |
 3 (n = 111) | 8 (8.8) | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (10.5%) | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 4 (n = 89) | 8 (8.8) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (5.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (5.9%) |
  > 5 (n = 54) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
At least one episode of malaria within the past 1 year | ||||||
 Yes (n = 79) | 11 (12.1) | 5 (18.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (23.1%) | 1 (5.9%) |
 No (n = 692) | 80 (87.9) | 22 (81.5%) | 17 (89.5%) | 15 (100%) | 10 (76.9%) | 16 (94.1%) |
Body temperature (°C) | ||||||
 Mean ± standard deviation | 36.7 ± 0.77 | 37.1 ± 0.12 | 36.88 ± 0.51 | 36.8 ± 0.68 | 37.0 ± 0.72 | |
 95% CI |  | 36.1–37.40 | 36.8–37.4 | 36.4–37.3 | 36.1–37.6 | 36.3–37.6 |