Table 1

- Prevalence (%)* of confirmed transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI) markers stratified by geographical region.

RegionHBV NATAnti-HBcHBsAgHCV NATAnti-HCVHIV NATAnti-HIV1/2Anti-HTLV I/IISyphilisMalariaTotal donorsTotal Confirmed TTI (%)Percentage TTI of regional donation
Northern13 (0.03)333 (0.9)109 (0.3)6 (0.01)11 (0.02)3 (0.01)4 (0.01)1 (0.003)22 (0.1)3 (0.008)38,814505 (6.0)1.3
Central1,464 (1.9)934 (1.2)109 (0.1)51 (0.1)209 (0.3)18 (0.02)32 (0.04)79 (0.1)292 (0.4)076,0443,188 (37.7)4.2
Eastern34 (0.1)463 (1.1)34 (0.1)7 (0.01)9 (0.02)1 (0.002)1 (0.002)3 (0.01)10 (0.02)042,697562 (6.6)1.3
Western107 (0.1)1,064 (0.8)157 (0.1)10 (0.01)36 (0.02)5 (0.004)9 (0.01)2 (0.002)29 (0.02)4 (0.003)126,3071,413 (16.7)1.1
Southern313 (0.3)1,649 (1.8)471 (0.5)31 (0.03)132 (0.1)12 (0.01)25 (0.02)46 (0.1)118 (0.1)1 (0.001)91,3562,798 (33.0)3.1
Total1,9314,44388010539039711314718375,2188,466 (100)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). *Percentage of TTI positive donors relative to total donors in the respective regions. HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen, HBc: hepatitis B core antibody, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus antibodies, HCV: hepatitis C virus antibody, HTLV I/II: human T-cell lymphotropic virus-I and -II antibodies, NAT: nucleic acid testing, HBV: hepatitis B virus