Table 1 HIV and HBV status in relation to socio-demographic, clinical and lifestyle data in 325 patients with sickle cell disease
Characteristic | Total Number | HIV Positive Number(%) | HBV Positive Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 140 | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.4) |
Female | 185 | 4 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) | |
Age | < 26 | 231 | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) |
26+ | 94 | 3 (3.2) | 3 (3.2) | |
Marital status | Never married | 278 | 4 (1.4) | 3 (1.1) |
Ever married | 47 | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.1) | |
Education | Primary or lower | 89 | 3 (3.4) | 4 (4.5) |
Secondary or higher | 236 | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |
Occupation | Unemployed or student | 221 | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.5) |
Employed | 104 | 2 (1.9) | 3 (2.9) | |
Previous hospital admission | Yes | 296 | 6 (2) | 4 (1.4) |
No | 29 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Reason for last admission (N = 296) | Painful crisis | 166 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) |
Anemia | 85 | 3 (3.6) | 1 (1.2) | |
ACS | 5 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | |
Others* | 40 | 3 (7.5) | 3 (7.5) | |
History of BT | Yes | 243 | 6 (2.5) | 4 (1.7) |
No | 82 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | |
Number of BT units (N = 243) | 1 unit | 84 | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) |
2–5units | 125 | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1,6) | |
> 5 units | 34 | 3 (8.8) | 1 (2.9) | |
Hydroxyurea use | Yes | 61 | 0 (0) | 2 (3.3) |
No | 264 | 6 (2.3) | 2 (0.8) | |
Sexually active | Yes | 185 | 3 (1.6) | 3 (1.6) |
No | 140 | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.7) | |
Condom use (N = 185) | Yes | 67 | 2 ( (3.0) | 1 (1.5) |
No | 118 | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.7) | |
Multiple sexual partners (N = 185) | Yes | 68 | 3 (4.4) | 3 (4.4) |
No | 117 | 3 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) | |
Tooth extraction | Yes | 189 | 4 (2.1) | 2 (1.1) |
No | 136 | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.5) | |
Tattooing | Yes | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
No | 323 | 6 (1.9) | 4 (1.2) | |