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Table 3 Temporal trends positivity rate (%) for screening among blood donors in Blood Donors Center at HMC in the period 2013–2017

From: Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Overall

P-value

HCV Ab

0.58

0.58

0.56

0.60

0.70

0.60

0.067

HTLV I/II Ab

0.08

0.16

0.20

0.22

0.23

0.18

< 0.001

Syphilis Ab

0.48

0.49

0.35

0.41

0.45

0.43

0.868

HBsAg

0.34

0.28

0.31

0.26

0.29

0.30

0.256

Malaria Ag

0.14

0.24

0.42

0.10

0.10

0.20

0.523

  1. Screening Tests: (HCV Ab, HBsAg, HTLV I/II Ab, Syphilis Ab and Malaria Ag)