Table 3.
The distribution of donated blood units with positive HBsAg, anti-HBc, and anti-HCV tests according to the age groups
| Age Group | Number of donated blood units | anti-HCV +ve | anti-HBc +ve* | HbsAg +ve | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | No. | Percent | No. | Percent | No. | ||
| 17–26 | 13 581 | 0.33% | 45 | 2.6% | 355 | 2.6% | 350 |
| 27–36 | 10 753 | 0.43% | 47 | 6.1% | 659 | 4.3% | 461 |
| 37–46 | 3366 | 0.65% | 22 | 12.8% | 432 | 5.8% | 196 |
| > 46 | 626 | 0.31% | 2 | 21.4% | 134 | 7.7% | 48 |
| Total | 28 326** | 0.41% | 116 | 5.6% | 1580 | 3.7% | 1055 |
* with negative HBsAg- negative anti HBs.
** The ages of 1623 donors were missing from the source but they are distributed by almost equal percentages in the three positive tests as noticed by the stability of their percentages from the total.