Donation type | No. of studies | Prevalence of HCV% (95%CI) | Heterogeneity | Model | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | I 2 | Pvalue |  |
voluntary donation | 73 | 0.97(0.79,1.16) | 99.60% | 0.00 | REM |
paid donation | 89 | 15.53(13.28,17.91) | 99.70% | 0.00 | REM |
whole blood donors | 53 | 7.90(6.44,9.51) | 98.50% | 0.00 | REM |
plasma donors | 64 | 33.95(29.80,38.17) | 99.40% | 0.00 | REM |