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Table 2 Origin, gender and presence of HBsAg in 720 blood donors sampled in 2014 and 2015 and obtained for this study

From: Hepatitis B virus strains from Rwandan blood donors are genetically similar and form one clade within subgenotype A1

  

Samples obtained for study

HBsAg positive —samples used in this study

Region

Category of donors

Males N (%)a

Females N (%)a

Total N (%)a

Males N (%)b

Females N (%)b

Total N (%)b

Eastern Province

First time donors

72 (10)

11 (1.5)

83 (11.5)

45 (6.3)

5 (0.7)

50 (7)

Repeat donors

88 (12.2)

11 (1.5)

99 (13.8)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

2 (0.3)

Subtotal

160 (22.2)

22 (3.1)

182 (25.3)

47 (6.5)

5 (0.7)

52 (7.2)

Kigali City

First time donors

44 (6.1)

9 (1.3)

53 (7.4)

9 (1.3)

0 (0)

9 (1.3)

Repeat donors

10 (1.4)

4 (0.6)

14 (1.9)

0 (−)

0 (−)

0 (0)

Subtotal

54 (7.5)

13 (1.8)

67 (9.3)

9 (1.3)

0 (0)

9 (1.3)

Northern Province

First time donors

56 (7.8)

13 (1.8)

69 (9.6)

19 (2.6)

1 (0.1)

20 (2.8)

Repeat donors

74 (10.3)

10 (1.4)

84 (11.7)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

2 (0.3)

Subtotal

130 (18.1)

23 (3.2)

153 (21.2)

21 (2.9)

1 (0.1)

22 (3.1)

Southern Province

First time donors

79 (11)

31 (4.3)

110 (15.3)

25 (3.5)

8 (1.1)

33 (4.6)

Repeat donors

119 (16.5)

29 (4)

148 (20.6)

2 (0.3)

1 (01)

3 (0.4)

Subtotal

198 (27.5)

60 (8.3)

258 (35.8)

27 (3.8)

9 1.3)

36 (5)

Western Province

First time donors

46 (6.4)

6 (0.8)

52 (7.2)

15 (2.1)

4 0.6)

19 (2.6)

Repeat donors

8 (1.1)

0 (0)

8 (1.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

1 (0.1)

Subtotal

54 (7.5)

6 (0.8)

60 (8.3)

16 (2.2)

4 0.6)

20 (2.8)

Total

First time donors

297 (41.2)

70 (9.7)

367 (51)

113 (15.7)

18 (2.5)

131 (18.2)

Repeat donors

299 (41.5)

54 (7.5)

353 (49)

7 (1)

1 (0.1)

8 (1.1)

Total

596 (82.8)

124 (17.2)

720 (100)

120 (16.7)

19 (2.6)

139 (19.3)

  1. a = percentage of all samples obtained
  2. b = percentage of all HBsAg positive donors of respective sex and region in 2014