Open AccessHaematological parameters in prospective Nigerian blood donors rejected on account of anaemia and/or microfilaria infestation
Author(s) -
I A Adediran,
R B Fesogun,
Anthony Oyekunle
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v14i1.37134
Subject(s) - microfilaria , medicine , prospective cohort study , population , anemia , pediatrics , immunology , filariasis , helminths , environmental health
Worldwide, prospective blood donors are screened for blood transfusion-transmissible diseases. In addition, predonation fitness requires adequate haematocrit and, in the tropics, negative screening for microfilaria that may precipitate allergy. The high prevalence of anaemia and microfilaria, though treatable, has contributed to the dearth of eligible blood donors. This study aims to characterize anaemia in prospective blood donors rejected for anaemia and find haematological effects of microfilarial infestation in prospective blood donors.