Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by year of donation.
From: Temporal trends in hepatitis B and C infection in family blood donors from interior Sindh, Pakistan
Variables | 2004 N (%) | 2005 N (%) | 2006 N (%) | 2007 N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 1326(99) | 1539(98.6) | 1095(98.5) | 1317(98.8) | 5277(98.7) |
Female | 13 (1.0) | 22 (1.4) | 17 (1.5) | 16(1.2) | 68 (1.3) |
Age | |||||
17–26 Yrs | 671(50.3) | 794(51.1) | 592(53.7) | 696(52.4) | 2753 (51.5) |
27–65 Yrs | 662(49.7) | 760(48.9) | 511(46.3) | 632(47.6) | 2565 (48.2) |
Missing | 27 | ||||
Literacy | |||||
Illiterate | 823(61.9) | 878(56.4) | 663(60.2) | 886(66.8) | 3250 (60.8) |
Literate | 507(38.1) | 678(43.6) | 439(39.8) | 441(33.2) | 2065 (38.6) |
Missing | 30 | ||||
Mother tongue | |||||
Sindhi | 995(74.4) | 1250(80.1) | 780 (70.1) | 1048(78.6) | 4073(76.2) |
Others | 343(25.6) | 311(19.9) | 333(29.9) | 284(21.3) | 1270(23.8) |
Missing | 2 | ||||
Type of donor | |||||
First time | 668(50.0) | 661(42.3) | 535(48.1) | 718(53.9) | 2582(48.3) |
Second or more | 668 (50.0) | 900(57.7) | 577(51.9) | 614(46.1) | 2759 (51.6) |
Missing | 4 | ||||
Total | 1339(25.1) | 1561(29.2) | 1112(20.8) | 1333(24.9) | 5345 |