Table 1 Origin, gender and presence of HBsAg in all 45,061 blood donors in Rwanda sampled in 2014

Eastern Province

First time donors

961 (2.1)

516 (1.1)

1 477 (3.3)

57 (5.9)

27 (5.2)

84 (5.7)

Repeat donors

2 314 (5.1)

547 (1.2)

2 861 (6.4)

16 (0.7)

2 (0.36)

18 (0.6)

Subtotal

3 275 (7.3)

1 063 (2.4)

4 338 (9.6)

73 (2.2)

29 (2.7)

102 (2.4)

Kigali City

First time donors

2 326 (5.2)

1 002 (2.2)

3 328 (7.4)

138 (5.9)

37 (3.7)

175 (5.3)

Repeat donors

13 424 (29.8)

2 727 (6)

16 151 (35.8)

6 (0.0)

2 (0.1)

8 (0.1)

Subtotal

15 750 (35)

3 729 (8.3)

19 479 (43.2)

144 (0.9)

39 (1.0)

183 (0.9)

Northern Province

First time donors

1 618 (3.6)

523 (1.2)

2 141 (4.7)

82 (5.1)

12 (2.3)

94 (4.4)

Repeat donors

4 550 (10.1)

392 (0.9)

4 942 (11)

2 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

3 (0.1)

Subtotal

6 168 (13.7)

915 (2.0)

7 083 (15.7)

84 (1.4)

13 (1.4)

97 (1.4)

Southern Province

First time donors

2 144 (4.8)

1 865 (4.2)

4 009 (8.9)

90 (4.2)

29 (1.6)

119 (3.0)

Repeat donors

3 319 (7.4)

1 753 (34.6)

5 072 (11.3)

2 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

3 (0.1)

Subtotal

5 463 (12.1)

3 618 (3.9)

9 081 (20.2)

92 (1.7)

30 (0.8)

122 (1.3)

Western Province

First time donors

1 577 (3.5)

1 105 (2.4)

2 682 (6)

70 (4.4)

16 (1.4)

86 (3.2)

Repeat donors

1 642 (3.6)

756 (1.7)

2 398 (5.3)

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

1 (0.0)

Subtotal

3 219 (7.1)

1 861 (4.1)

5 080 (11.3)

71 (2.2)

16 (0.9)

87 (1.7)

Total

First time donors

8 626 (19.1)

5 011 (11.1)

13 637 (30.3)

437 (5.1)

121 (2.4)

558 (4.1)

Repeat donors

25 249 (56.1)

6 175 (13.7)

31 424 (69.7)

27 (0.1)

6 (0.1)

33 (0.1)

Total

33 875 (75.2)

11 186 (24.8)

45 061 (100.0)

464 (1.4)

127 (1.1)

591 (1.3)