Table 2 Total pediatric blood transfusions over time (2000–2008)
Year | Total paediatric blood transfusions | Paediatric blood transfusions for malaria admissions (percentage of total paediatric blood transfusions) | Paediatric blood transfusions for severe malarial anaemia admissions (percentage of total paediatric blood transfusions) | Paediatric blood transfusions (as percentage of all blood transfusions at hospital) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 588 | NA | NA | 73% |
2001 | 512 | NA | NA | 66% |
2002 | 336 | NA | NA | 57% |
2003 | 393 | 288 (73%) | 288 (73%) | 56% |
2004 | 155 | 97 (63%) | 89 (57%) | 31% |
2005 | 60 | 42 (70%) | 40 (67%) | 20% |
2006 | 225 | 135 (60%) | 121 (54%) | 41% |
2007 | 118 | 81 (69%) | 77 (65%) | 24% |
2008 | 74 | 33 (45%) | 21 (28%) | 22% |