Table 4 Effect ABO blood groups and haemoglobinopathies on anaemia
Prevalence of Anaemia n (%) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Iron group | Noniron group | Endline | ||||||||||
Baseline | Endline | p-values | Baseline | Endline | p-values | Iron group | Noniron group | P-value | |||||
Type of Anaemia | Mod | Mod | Sev | Â | Mod | Mod | Sev | Â | Mod | Sev | Mod | Sev | Â |
Haemoglobin genotype | |||||||||||||
 AA | 128(30.0) | 178(41.3) | 19(4.4) | 0.014 | 104(24.4) | 158(37.0) | 32(7.4) |  < 0.001 | 178(41.3) | 19(4.4) | 158(37.0) | 32(7.4) | 0.910 |
 AC | 10(2.3) | 16(3.7) | 2(0.4) | 0.310 | 13(3.0) | 20(4.7) | 1(0.2) | 0.006 | 16(3.7) | 2(0.4) | 20(4.7) | 1(0.2) | 0.870 |
 AS | 23(5.4) | 30(7.0) | 3(0.7) | 0.004 | 24(5.6) | 33(7.7) | 6(1.4) | 0.150 | 30(7.0) | 3(0.7) | 33(7.7) | 6(1.4) | 0.850 |
 CC | 3(0.7) | 3(0.7) | 0(0.0) | 0.700 | 2(0.4) | 4(0.9) | 1(0.2) | 1.00 | 3(0.7) | 0(0.0) | 4(0.9) | 1(0.2) | 0.580 |
 SC | 6(1.4) | 11(2.5) | 1(0.2) | 0.190 | 8(1.8) | 11(2.6) | 4(0.9) | 0.130 | 11(2.5) | 1(0.2) | 11(2.6) | 4(0.9) | 0.550 |
 SS | 1(0.2) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.2) | NA | 1(0.5) | 1(0.2) | 0(0.0) | 0.670 | 0(0.0) | 1(0.2) | 2(0.4) | 0(0.0) | 0.640 |
G6PD genotypes | |||||||||||||
 A-A- | 19(4.5) | 24(5.6) | 2(0.5) | 0.770 | 25(5.9) | 28(6.6) | 8(1.9) | 0.063 | 24(8.0) | 2(0.5) | 28(6.6) | 8(1.9) | 0.520 |
 AA | 47(11.1) | 71(16.6) | 9(2.1) | 0.250 | 35 (8.2) | 60(14.1) | 9(2.1) | 0.810 | 71(16.6) | 9(2.1) | 60(14.1) | 9(2.1) | 0.730 |
 AB | 26(6.1) | 41(9.6) | 6(1.4) | 0.003 | 73(17.1) | 44(10.3) | 5(1.2) |  < 0.001 | 41(9.6) | 6(1.4) | 44(10.3) | 5(1.2) | 0.310 |
 BB | 78(18.4) | 100(23.4) | 9(2.1) | 0.560 | 190(44.6) | 96(22.5) | 22(5.2) | 0.052 | 100(23.4) | 9(2.1) | 96(22.5) | 22(5.2) | 0.420 |
ABO phenotype | |||||||||||||
 A | 51(12.5) | 67(16.3) | 5(1.2) |  < 0.001 | 38(9.3) | 72(17.6) | 11(2.7) | 0.001 | 67(16.3) | 5(1.2) | 72(17.6) | 11(2.7) | 0.320 |
 AB | 12(3.0) | 20(4.9) | 3(0.7) | 0.150 | 5(1.2) | 10(2.4) | 3(0.7) | 0.230 | 20(4.9) | 3(0.7) | 10(2.4) | 3(0.7) | 0.190 |
 B | 32(7.9) | 41(10.0) | 6(1.5) |  < 0.001 | 38(9.2) | 55(13.3) | 13(3.2) | 0.005 | 41(10.0) | 6(1.5) | 55(13.3) | 13(3.2) | 0.340 |
 O | 71(17.4) | 102(24.8) | 12(2.9) | 0.590 | 66(16.0) | 87(21.1) | 16(3.9) | 0.009 | 102(24.8) | 12(2.9) | 87(21.1) | 16(3.9) | 0.360 |