Abstract
Aim: This work was designed to investigate any possible protective association of haemoglobin genotypes with malaria parasitaemia among students of a private University in Western Delta. Study Design: Whole blood samples were obtained from a cross section of students by simple random sampling method. Collected blood samples were dispensed into ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) containers which were appropriately labelled. Collected blood samples were tested for haemoglobin genotypes and malaria parasites by standard methods. Data obtained were statistically analysed. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Microbiology and Biotechnology laboratory of Western Delta University, Oghara, Nigeria between May, 2013 to October, 2013. Methods: Venous blood (2ml volume) was obtained by venipuncture from 360 symptomatic and
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