GENOTYPE AND ABO BLOOD GROUP ASSOCIATION WITH PREVALENCE OF MALARIA AMONG PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA MEDICAL CENTER: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EVALUATION

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of malaria and its relationship with the ABO blood group and genotype at the University of Nigeria Medical Centre. Methods: The study had a prospective cross-sectional design in which malaria status and blood groups and genotype were determined. All collected data were analysed using Statistical product and services Solution (V.21). Frequencies and percentages were used to describe the data while Chi-square and Pearson correlation were used to determine associations between malaria prevalence and patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics. Statistical significance was considered for p<0.05. Results: Three hundred and twenty-three (323) patients were tested for malaria, 245(75.9%) of whom tested positive. The prevalence was highest for patient’s aged 19-25 y (28.5%). The difference was statistically significant for age: χ2 (5) = 33.60, p = 0.0005. There were more blood group O (57.6%) among the patients, while AA genotype was the majority (72.4%). Those with blood group O had the highest prevalence of malaria (33.7%) and it was statistically significant (χ2 (3) = 72.10, p = 0.0005)). Correlation showed that the association between blood group and malaria prevalence was moderate (R = 0.457). The AA genotype had more incidence of malaria (54.5%), but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: The prevalence of malaria was high among the patients surveyed. Its association with the patients’ ABO blood group was established to be statistically significant, with blood group O having the highest incidence. Although AA genotype was observed to have the highest cases of malaria, the relationship was found not to be significant.

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Association of Falciparum Malaria and ABO Blood Group in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences ◽

10.25240/tjans.v3i2.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

I.M. Ikeh ◽

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I.S. Achufusi ◽

O. Aribodor ◽

O. Okeke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Falciparum Malaria ◽

Blood Group ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Randomized Study ◽

Malaria Prevalence ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Abo Blood Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anambra State ◽

Study Participants

A cross-sectional randomized study was carried out to evaluate the association of falciparum malaria and ABO Blood group in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria from the months of June to August 2018. Blood samples were collected from all study participants. Thick films were made from each blood sample, stained with 10% Giemsa using standard parasitological techniques. Agglutination technique using monoclonal Anti-sera A, B, and D were used to determine the ABO blood groups. Data generated were statistically analyzed using ANOVA test and the significance level was set at P<0.05. An overall malaria prevalence of 62% was observed among study participants. Blood groups O positive and A positive had higher malaria prevalence of 48.38% and 19.35% respectively of the total population size of patients infected, while blood groups B negative and AB negative had a lower prevalence of 0% respectively. There was no statistical significance (P> 0.05). The findings of this study showed that individuals with blood group O were susceptible to contracting uncomplicated malaria but had a higher resistance to developing severe malaria compared to non-O blood groups (A and B). To this end, therefore, malaria interventions and control strategies should be directed equally among individuals irrespective of their blood groups.

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PERBEDAAN SUHU TUBUH BAYI BARU LAHIR ANTARA BAYI YANG BERHASIL MELAKUKAN INISIASI MENYUSU DINI DAN BAYI YANG TIDAK BERHASIL MELAKUKAN INISIASI MENYUSU DINI

J-HESTECH (Journal Of Health Educational Science And Technology) ◽

10.25139/htc.v2i2.2120 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 133

Author(s):

Aprilia Aprisanti Reyani

Keyword(s):

Body Temperature ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

The Body ◽

Breastfeeding Initiation ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

The Difference ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Latar Belakang :Kehangatan dada ibu dapat menghangatkan bayi, sehingga apabila bayi diletakan di dada ibunya segera setelah melahirkan atau dilakukan Inisiasi Menyusu Dini, dapat menurunkan resiko hipotermia dan menurunkan kematian bayi baru lahir akibat kedinginan atau hipotermia. Tujuan : Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan suhu tubuh bayi baru lahir antara bayi yang berhasil melakukan IMD dan bayi yang tidak berhasil melakukan IMD Metode :Analitik,desain cross sectional,populasi semua bayi baru lahir, sampel bayi barulahir, teknik Non Random Sampling, pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan Lembar Observasi dengan menggunakan uji Chi-Square dengan nilai signifikan α = 0.05 yaitu bila hasil uji statistik menunjukan p ≤ α maka H0 ditolak. Hasil :Suhu tubuh bayi baru lahir yang berhasil melakukan IMD sebagianbesardengansuhutubuhtidakhipotermisebanyak 20 bayi (87%) Suhu tubuh bayi baru lahir yang tidak berhasil melakukan IMD sebagianbesardengansuhutubuhhipotermisebanyak 8 bayi (66,7%). Dari hasil uji statistik diperoleh hasil nilai p = 0,005 < α = 0.05 maka H1 diterima, artinya ada Perbedaan suhu tubuh bayi baru lahir yang berhasil melakukan IMD dan yang tidak berhasil melakukan IMD Kesimpulan :Terdapat perbedaan suhu tubuh bayi baru lahir antara bayi yang berhasil melakukan IMD dan bayi yang tidak berhasil melakukan IMD. Kata kunci : Inisiasi Menyusu Dini, Suhu Tubuh Bayi Baru Lahir THE DIFFERENCE BODY TEMPERATURE BETWEEN BABIES WHO SUCCESSFULLY INITIATE BREASTFEEDING EARLY AND BABIESWHO FAIL TO INITIATE EARLY BREASTFEEDING AT RSIA KIRANA SIDOARJO 2019 Background : The warmth of the mother’s chest can warm the baby, so that when the baby is in the mother’s breast immediately after birth or initiated early breastfeeding can reduce the mortality rate of newborns due to hypotermia.Purpose :the purpose of this study was to determine the difference in body temperature of newborns between infants who successfully initiated early breastfeeding and infants who did not succeed in initiating early breastfeedingMethods : analytical, cross sectional design, population 40 newborns, samples 35 newborns, Non Random Sampling techniques, the data accumulation using observation sheets and using chi-square test, with significant value α = 0.05 is when the statistical test results show p ≤ α then Ho is rejected.Result : The body temperature of the newborn who succeeded in initiating early breastfeeding was 36.78ºC with 23 (65.7%) of infants none having hypothermia, the newborn baby's body temperature that did not succeed in doing this early breastfeeding was 35.78ºC With 8 infants experiencing hypothermia, while 4 babies with normal temperature. From the results of statistical tests obtained results with the value p = 0,000 <α = 0.05 then H1 accepted, meaning there is a difference in body temperature of a newborn who successfully initiated early breastfeeding and who did not succeed in Early Breastfeeding Initiation. Conclusion : There is a difference in the body temperature of a newborn between infants who successfully initiated breastfeeding and infants who are not successful in initiating early breastfeeding....Keywords : Early breastfeedinginitiation, newborns temperature

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FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STRES KERJA PADA PENYELAM DI PT. X

The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health ◽

10.20473/ijosh.v4i1.2015.54-63 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Faris Lazwar Irkhami

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Job Stress ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Marine Animal ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Correlation Test ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Cross Sectional Design

ABSTRACTStress can be perceived as a response to threats situations (either physical or psychological) caused by individual inability to overcome existing threats within his/her environment. Job stress is the result of interaction between an individual (i.e. a worker) and his/her occupation. The objective of this study to identify the factor affecting tojob stress by the divers at PT. X. This study applied cross-sectional design conducted by observing the divers at PT. X. The population of this study was all divers working at PT. X. Data was analyzed by Spearman Correlation Test, Pearson Correlation Test, and Chi-square Test. The results of this study is strong correlation between personality type and job stress (as indicated by correlation coefficient 0.645). The divers’ age (correlation coefficient -0.283), educational level (correlation coefficient -0.220), years of service/experience (correlation coefficient -0.158), length of diving session (correlation coefficient 0.083), and threats of marine animal attack (correlation coefficient 0.156) had lower correlation with job stress. While the divers residence might also affect their job stress (as indicated by correlation coefficient 0.539).Keywords: job stress, diver

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Relation of Knowledge About Breast Cancer with Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Behavior Implementation on Childbearing Age Women in Bandung

SEAJOM: The Southeast Asia Journal of Midwifery ◽

10.36749/seajom.v5i1.41 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 14-17

Author(s):

Chris Sriyanti

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Data Collection Instrument ◽

Childbearing Age Women ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Self Examination

Breast cancer is a serious threat for women all over the world including Indonesia. Self Breast-Examination (BSE) is one of important early detection efforts in reducing morbidity and mortality due to breast cancer. The implementation of BSE as a behavior is influenced by many factors, including knowledge. This study aims was to analyze the relation of knowledge about breast cancer with the behavior of BSE implementation on childbearing age women at Bandung, West Java. Cross-sectional design was used with 420 respondents. Women over the age of 20 were randomly selected to participate in this study. Questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. Data was analyzed by using Chi-Square with statistical significance level at p <0.05. The results showed that 56.2% of respondents had good knowledge about breast cancer and 43.8% were still at low level, while the implementation of BSE was also still low at 39% (IK 95%: 34, 5% -43.8%). There was significant relation between knowledge about breast cancer and the behavior of BSE implementation on childbearing age women in Bandung (p <0.001).

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN A SUPERVISION COMPETENCE AND A CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLE OF HEAD OF NURSING DEPARTMENT IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN BANDA ACEH

JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE ◽

10.33143/jhtm.v1i1.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Halimatussakdiah Halimatussakdiah ◽

Ampera Miko ◽

Isneini Isneini

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Management Style ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Service Unit ◽

Conflict Management Style ◽

The Difference ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Nursing Department ◽

Banda Aceh

Most of head of nursing department even nurses in hospital uses compromising conflict management style about 13 %. While collaborating and avoiding style are only used at least 5,6 %. The difference in applying conflict management style is influenced by some individual factors including knowledge, skill and the ability in supervision competence. The purpose of this research is to find out the correlationbetween supervision competence and conflict management style ofhead of nursing department in goverment hospital in Banda Aceh. Quantitative method with cross sectional design was used in this research. This research was conducted in RSUD dr. Zainal Abidin and in BLUD – RSJ (mental illness service unit) Banda Aceh toward 77 heads of nursing department who perfoming supervision (total sampling). The method used in collecting data is questionary distribution. Chi-square technique is used to analyse the corellation between supervision competence and conflict management style of head of nursing department. The result of this research shows that 84,4% of head of nursing department is incompetent in applying conflict management style and 92,2% of those generally used intergration style in problem solving. The result of statistict test shows that there is no significant corellation between supervision competence of head of nursing department and dominating, integrating, compromising, avoiding style and there is no obligation to apply conflict management style by head of nursing departement in conducting supervision at hospital in Banda Aceh. The lower number of competent supervisor and the higher number of inappropriate style applying by supervisor in manage conflict can decrease the quality of controlling in hospitals. It is strongly sugessted that nurse supervisors improve supervision competence and knowledge related to conflict management style through training, workshop, seminar and continual education.Keywords : head of nursing department, supervision competence , conflict management style

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KEBIASAAN MENGONSUMSI JAJAN TERHADAP STATUSGIZI PADAANAK SEKOLAH PENGGUNA KATERING DAN NONKATERING (KASUS DI SD UMP PURWOKERTO DAN SDN 2 DUKUHWALUH)

Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan Soedirman ◽

10.20884/1.jgps.2017.1.01.345 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (01) ◽

pp. 105

Author(s):

Iken Rahma ◽

Indah Nuraeni ◽

Hidayah Dwiyanti

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Difference ◽

Cross Sectional Design

ABSTRACT This research aims to know the difference between snacking habit and nutritional status of catering and non-catering food consumer in SD-UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh as well as knowing the corelation between snacking habit and nutritional status in SD UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh. This research used cross sectional design with thirty eight respondents were collected by Simple Random Sampling method. Snacking habit was obtained by using FFQ. The data were analyzed by using Chi-Square and Mann Whitney analysis. Univariate analysis showed that the snacking habit on catering food consumers was 28.5%, whereas on non-catering food consumers was 76.5%. Bivariate analysis result showed the difference between snacking (p= 0.004) and nutritional status ( p= 0.044) on catering and non-catering food consumers in SD UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh. There was no corelation between snacking habit and the nutritional status in SD UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh (p= 0,117) and ( p=0,142). There was difference in snacking habit and nutritional status on students who were catering and non-catering consumers in SD UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh and there was no corelation between snacking habit and nutritional status in SD UMP Purwokerto and SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh. Key words: Snacking habit, Nutritional status, catering food, non-catering food. ABSTRAK Kebiasaan mengonsumsi jajan dapat mempengaruhi status gizi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kebiasaan jajan dan status gizi anak sekolah pengguna katering dan non-katering serta mengetahui hubungan kebiasaan jajan terhadap status gizi di SD UMP Purwokerto dan SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan cross sectional dengan 38 responden dengan metode Simple Random Sampling. Kebiasaan konsumsi jajan diperoleh menggunakan FFQ. Data di analisis menggunakan uji Chi-Square dan uji Mann Whitney. Hasil uji univariat menunjukkan bahwa pada anak sekolah pengguna katering kebiasaan jajan yaitu sebesar 28,5% sedangkan anak sekolah yang non-katering sebesar 76,5%. Hasil uji bivariat menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan kebiasaan jajan ( p = 0,004) dan status gizi ( p= 0,044) pada anak sekolah pengguna katering dan non-katering di SD UMP Purwokerto dan SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh serta tidak terdapat hubungan antara kebiasaan jajan terhadap status gizi di SD UMP Purwokerto dan SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh (p= 0,117) dan (p= 0,142). Terdapat perbedaan kebiasaan konsumsi jajan dan status gizi pada anak sekolah pengguna katering dan non-katering di SD UMP Purwokerto dan SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh serta tidak terdapat hubungan antara kebiasaan mengonsumsi jajan terhadap status gizi di SD UMP Purwokerto dan di SDN 2 Dukuhwaluh. Kata Kunci: Kebiasaan jajan, Status Gizi, katering, non-katering.

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Assessment of the Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures of Covid-19 among Market Vendors in Sironko District

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health ◽

10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930364 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 30-43

Author(s):

Ali Kudamba ◽

Abdul Walusansa ◽

Jamil E. Ssenku ◽

Shaban A. Okurut ◽

Habib Namagembe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Statistical Significance ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Standard Operating Procedures ◽

World Health ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Standard Operating ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Health Organization

Introduction: Coronavirus disease is one of leading causes of deaths in recent times that has surpassed cardiovascular and other respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) setup Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been adopted by the different governments to curtail its spread. Nonetheless, information on the adherence to the SOPs amongst market vendors is not well elucidated. Moreover, markets are centers of convergence of many people which increases the risks of community transmission. Therefore, our study, investigated the extent of the adherence to the SOPs amongst market vendors in Sironko district. Methodology: A quantitative study with cross-sectional design was adopted with a sample size of 221 randomly selected participants. Pretested structured questionnaires were used in the data collection. Categorical data was presented in tables and graphs with frequency (%). Pearson’s Chi-square (X2) was used to examine the statistical significance of our results. The analysis was done by using the statistical software MedCalc version 20.0008. All the analyses were done at 95% level of significance and a p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 221 participants were involved: 126, 57 % female, 80, 36% aged between 31-40 years and 158, 72% married. Fever, dry cough, chest pain, arches & pain loss of speech & movements were the most reported signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (p<0.0001). Most of the respondents were aware of the SOPs, hand washing soap and adequate water were readily available (p<0.0001). The commonly implemented SOP was wearing face masks (p<0.0001). The radio talk shows & broadcasting were the main sources of information(p<0.0001). The inadequate facemasks and limited finances constrained the Implementation of SOPs (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Most market vendors were aware of the COVID-19 SOPs and claimed they adhered. However, there is need to carry out a qualitative study to confirm the above claims.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices associated with COVID-19 among health care workers: A cross-sectional study in India.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-87442/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shivkumar Gopalakrishnan ◽

Sangeetha Kandasamy ◽

Omar A. Almohammed ◽

Bobby Abraham ◽

Monika Senthilkumar

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Adverse Outcomes ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Information Update

Abstract Background: In India, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused phenomenal loss of lives and overburdened the health system. Low morale, fatigue and inadequate knowledge among health personnel are perceived threats to pandemic control. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) studies among HCWs can identify crucial knowledge gaps and gauge psychological impact. We aimed to assess the COVID-19 related current level of knowledge, attitude and practices among our HCWs.Methods: A cross-sectional, electronically distributed, questionnaire-based study was conducted among HCWs. The questionnaire identified participants’ demographics and the current KAP related to COVID-19. Descriptive statistics were used to present the participants’ demographics and Chi-square test to assess differences among the participants’ demographics based KAP. α < 0.05 was used for statistical significance. The association between the knowledge, attitude and practices was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r).Results: Of 1,429 total participants, 71.9% belonged to age group 21-40 years. Female workers constituted 61.5%. Only 40.2% received any infection control training and 62.7% relied upon single source of information update. However, 82.9% of participants had adequate knowledge. Being married, urban dwelling and higher qualification were associated with knowledge adequacy (p<0.001). Interestingly, senior HCWs (age 41-50 years) were least likely to have adequate knowledge (74.1%). 84.2% had positive attitude towards COVID. Notably, 83.8% feared providing care to COVID patient. 93% practised safety precautions correctly most of the times and training had no influence on practise. Positive correlation was recognized between adequate knowledge and positive attitude (r=0.26).Conclusion: More than 80% of HCWs in India had adequate knowledge, positive attitude and practiced safely most of the time. However pitfalls like poor training, knowledge uncertainties and fear of disease acquisition among HCWs need to be addressed. Adverse outcomes can be averted by structured training sessions and psychological support programs for HCWs.

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PENGARUH KELOMPOK PENDUKUNG AIR SUSU IBU (KP-ASI) TERHADAP PERILAKU PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DAN STATUS GIZI BAYI 6-12 BULAN

Media Gizi Indonesia ◽

10.20473/mgi.v13i1.33-40 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Nur Hikmah Wati ◽

Lailatul Muniroh

Keyword(s):

Support Group ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Nutrition Status ◽

Breastfeeding Support ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

The Difference ◽

Cross Sectional Design

Breast Milk is the best and nutritious food in early life for every infants born. Undernourishment in infants can cause growth and development disorders. The attainment of exclusive breastfeeding that still low in Wonoayu sub-district in 2015 becomes the base the formation of breastfeeding support group (KP-ASI). The aim of this study was to observe the difference of exclusive breastfeeding record and nutrition status of infants aged 6-12 months of KP-ASI participant and non KP-ASI participant. This research was an analytic observational with cross sectional design. This research was done in the working area at Wonoayu and Buduran Health Center, district Sidoarjo. The sample were taken using stratified random sampling, the sample size 36 mothers of infants 6-12 months from KP-ASI participants and 36 mothers of infants 6-12 months from the non KP-ASI participants. The data collection was interviewed by using questionnaire and anthropometry measurements by using length board and baby scale. Data analysis of the research was Chi-Square test and Logistic Regression. The result showed that there was significant difference exclusive breastfeeding record between groups (p=0.002) but there was no difference in nutrition status of infants aged 6-12 months (p=0.547) in between both group. Mother employment status (p=0.022 OR=0.211), other family support (p=0.015 OR=O.195) becomes a confounding variable aside from implementation of KP-ASI (p=0.032 OR=3.701) which influence exclusive breastfeeding record. The conclusion of this study was that KP-ASI participant have 3,701 times higher chance to give exclusive breastfeeding the their babies compared with non-KP ASI nember there was no difference nutrition status of infants aged 6-12 months from both group it’ is suggested for Public Health Service of Regency Sidoarjo to develop and reactivate implementation of breastfeeding support group in other district to improve the practice of exclusive breastfeeding.

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Association of ABO Blood Group Phenotype and Allele Frequency with Chikungunya Fever

Advances in Hematology ◽

10.1155/2015/543027 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Pairaya Rujirojindakul ◽

Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong ◽

Pornprot Limprasert

Keyword(s):

Allele Frequency ◽

Blood Group ◽

Rural Community ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Community Survey ◽

Abo Blood Group ◽

Chi Square ◽

Southern Thailand ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Group Allele

Background. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the ABO blood group phenotype and allele frequency with CHIK fever.Methods. A rural community survey in Southern Thailand was conducted in August and September 2010. A total of 506 villagers were enrolled. Cases were defined as individuals having anti-CHIK IgG by hemagglutination ≥1 : 10.Results. There were 314 cases (62.1%) with CHIK seropositivity. Females were less likely to have positive anti-CHIK IgG with odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) of 0.63 (0.43, 0.93). All samples tested were Rh positive. Distribution of CHIK seropositivity versus seronegativity (Pvalue) in A, B, AB, and O blood groups was 80 versus 46 (0.003), 80 versus 48 (0.005), 24 versus 20 (0.55), and 130 versus 78 (<0.001), respectively. However, chi-square test between ABO and CHIK infection showed no statistical significanceP=0.76. Comparison of the ABO blood group allele frequency between CHIK seropositivity and seronegativity was not statistically significant.Conclusion. This finding demonstrated no association of the ABO blood group phenotypes and allele frequencies with CHIK infection.

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