Table 2.
Relationship between HBV, HCV infection, and factors related to HD.
| Variable | HBV Positive (%) |
HBV Negative (%) |
HCV Positive (%) |
HCV Negative (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD Center | Al-Shifa | 15 (11.5) | 115 (88.5) | 28 (21.5) | 102 (78.5) |
| Al-Aqsa | 0 (0) | 30 (100) | 11(36.7) | 19 (63.3) | |
| Nasser | 5 (9.6) | 47 (90.4) | 15(28.8) | 37 (71.2) | |
| Al-Najar | 0 (0) | 34 (100) | 0 (0) | 34 (100) | |
| p Value | 0.05 | < 0.01 | |||
| Time Duration on HD (month) | Mean Time | 37.7 | 34.3 | 49.6 | 30.3 |
| p value | 0.68 | < 0.01 | |||
| Number of Blood Units Transfused | 0 | 7 (6.8) | 96 (93.2) | 19 (18.4) | 84 (81.6) |
| 1- 5 | 4 (6.7) | 56 (93.3) | 6 (10) | 54 (90) | |
| 5-10 | 2 (4.4) | 43 (95.6) | 9 (20) | 36 (80) | |
| 10-15 | 1 (5) | 19 (95) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | |
| < 15 | 6 (33.3) | 12(66.7) | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | |
| p value | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | |||
| Number of Patients Treated Abroad | Yes | 18 (11.8) | 134 (88.2) | 45 (29.6) | 107 (70.4) |
| No | 2 (2.1) | 92 (97.8) | 9 (9.6) | 85 (90.4) | |
| p value | 0.01 | < 0.01 | |||
| Surgical Operation Abroad from the152 patients treated abroad | yes | 14 (11.5) | 108 (88.5) | 36 (29.5) | 86 (70.5) |
| no | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) | 9 (30) | 21 (70) | |
| p value | 0.7 | 0.95 | |||
| Blood Transfusion Abroad from the 152 patients treated abroad | yes | 9 (12.9) | 61 (87.1) | 29 (41.4) | 41 (58.6) |
| no | 9 (11) | 73 (89) | 16 (19.5) | 66 (80.5) | |
| p value | 0.70 | < 0.01 | |||