Abstract
Malaria is among the leading parasitic infections in world causing major health problems. Plasmodium, being a blood parasite, causes changes in blood parameters. This study was aimed at identifying the Plasmodium specie and measuring the changes that occurred in hematological parameters, in malaria patients. The sample size consisted of 109 individuals divided into two (Infected and Control) groups: 71 malaria-positive and 38 malaria-negative individuals. The diagnosis was based on staining and direct visualization of the parasite under a microscope. Blood CP was performed on the "Sysmex XP 300 analyzer". Non-normally distributed continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. An association between malaria and thrombocytopenia and anemia was noted but severe cases were not observed. Female patients were more Anaemic and the reduction in leukocyte count was also observed among malaria patients. Malaria causes changes in hematological parameters with thrombocytopenia during malarial infection. However, anemia was observed in female patients.
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