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Table 2 Year wise infected cases of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis from July 2014 to April 2017 at Gash Barka Zonal Blood Transfusion Center, Barentu (n = 1939)

From: Seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections among blood donors in Gash Barka Zonal Blood Transfusion Center, Barentu, Eritrea, 2014 through 2017

Year

Total Tested

HBsAg + ve

HCV + ve

HIV + ve

Syphilis + ve

Any TTI + ve

2014

286

13 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.7%)

17 (5.9%)

34 (11.9%)

2015

880

60 (6.8%)

8 (0.9%)

7 (0.8%)

69 (7.8%)

135 (15.3%)

2016

569

14 (2.5%)

5 (0.9%)

4 (0.7%)

50 (8.8%)

67 (11.8%)

2017

204

10 (4.9%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (2.0%)

14 (6.9%)

P-value

 

0.003

0.219

0.188

0.008

0.007

Total

1939

97 (5.0%)

13 (0.7%)

16 (0.8%)

140 (7.2%)

250 (12.9%)

  1. Note: P-value, Pearson Chi-square test to test statistical difference; + ve positive; Any TTI Blood units positive to any of the tested transfusion transmissible infections