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Table 4 Positivity rate of transfusion – transmissible infections (TTI) by donor type and donation frequency of the donors

From: Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors at National Blood Transfusion Service, Eritrea: a seven-year retrospective study

Variables

No of Donor

Positive No (%)

HBsAg+ No (%)

Anti-HCV+ No (%)

Anti - HIV+ No (%)

Anti -TP+ No (%)

MI No (%)

Donor Type

 VNRBD

54,264

1808 (3.3)

1031 (1.9)

382 (0.7)

146 (0.3)

249 (0.5)

32 (0.1)

 Replacement

5972

412 (6.9)

214 (3.6)

60 (1.0)

36 (0.6)

102 (1.7)

10 (0.2)

P -value

 

0.000*

0.000*

0.006*

0.000*

0.000*

0.007*

Donation Frequency

 First time

19,816

2142 (10.8)

1165 (5.8)

426 (2.2)

172 (0.9)

339 (1.7)

40 (0.2)

 Second time

17,169

29 (0.16)

12 (0.06)

8 (0.05)

3 (0.05)

6 (0.03)

0 (0.0)

 Third time

8668

46 (0.53)

25 (0.29)

8 (0.09)

6 (0.07)

5 (0.06)

2 (0.02)

 Four & above

14,583

3 (0.021)

1 (0.007)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.007)

1 (0.007)

0 (0.0)

P - value

 

0.000

0.048

0.572

0.240

0.561

0.548

  1. P-value, Pearson Chi-square test and Fishers exact test (*) for statistical difference in the distribution within each group, MI Multiple Infections. VNRBD Voluntary non-replacement blood donors