Table 4

- Distribution of transfusion-transmissible infection markers among blood donors according to Rh-D blood type.

MarkersRh-D positiveRh-D negativeP-values
HIV
Positive13 (0.1)1 (0.1)X2=0.1184, p=0.73**
Negative9084 (99.9)997 (99.9)
HBsAg
Positive36 (0.4)1 (0.1)X2=2.151, p=0.14**
Negative9061 (99.6)997 (99.9)
HBcAb
Positive408 (4.5)35 (3.5)X2=2.050, p=0.15**
Negative8689 (95.5)963 (96.5)
Malaria
Positive5 (0.05)0 (0.0)p=0.99*
Negative9092 (99.9)998 (100)
HTLV
Positive0 (0.0)2 (0.2)p=0.009*
Negative9097 (100)996 (99.8)
HCV
Positive39 (0.4)4 (0.4)X2=0.01652, p=0.89**
Negative9058 (99.6)994 (99.6)
Syphilis
Positive39 (0.4)6 (0.6)X2=0.6030, p=0.438**
Negative9058 (99.6)962 (99.4)
HBV
Positive31 (0.34)1 (0.1)X2=1.647, p=0.19**
Negative9066 (99.7)997 (99.9)
HCV
Positive3 (0.03)0 (0.0)p=0.99*
Negative9095 (99.97)998 (100)
HIV
Positive8 (0.1)1 (0.1)X2=0.01517, p=0.90**
Negative9089 (99.9)997 (99.9)

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). χ2 is the Chi-square statistic.

Serological test results for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), malaria, human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis. Nucleic acid test (NAT) results for hepatitis B virus (HBV), HCV, and HIV.

  • * Fischer exact test.

  • ** Chi-square test.