Table 1. Profile of candidates for blood donation seen at the HEMOPA in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazilian Amazon.
| Variables | Candidates for blood donation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-HCV+ (n=146) | Anti-HCV- (n=13,626) | Total (n=13,772) | ||
| Gender | Female | 47 | 2,998 | 3,045 |
| Male | 99 | 10,628 | 10,727 | |
| Marital status | Married | 55 | 5,042 | 5,097 |
| Single | 61 | 5,450 | 5,511 | |
| Not declared | 29 | 3,134 | 3,163 | |
| Schooling | Incomplete elementary school | 19 | 1,497 | 1,516 |
| Concluded elementary school | 39 | 3,543 | 3,582 | |
| Incomplete high school | 47 | 4,769 | 4,816 | |
| Concluded high school | 29 | 2,453 | 2,482 | |
| Incompleted/completed undergraduate studies | 12 | 1,364 | 1,376 | |
| Age | 18-22 years old | 10 | 2,861 | 2,871 |
| 23-29 years old | 20 | 3,407 | 3,427 | |
| 30-39 years old | 61 | 4,088 | 4,149 | |
| 40-49 years old | 46 | 2,861 | 2,907 | |
| 50-60 years old | 9 | 409 | 418 | |