Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of blood donors and relative seropositivity to Leishmania in Fars province, southern Iran
| Characteristics | Frequency (no.) | Percent (%) | Positive for anti-Leishmania antibodies | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1,896 | 94.7 | 27 | 1.4 | >0.05 |
| Female | 107 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Age group | |||||
| ≤25 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | <0.05 |
| 26–35 | 632 | 31.6 | 7 | 1.1 | |
| 36–45 | 561 | 28 | 8 | 1.4 | |
| 46–55 | 463 | 23.1 | 9 | 1.9 | |
| 56 Through higher | 272 | 13.6 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| Residence | |||||
| Kazeroun | 403 | 20.1 | 7 | 1.7 | <0.05 |
| Jahrom | 395 | 19.7 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Darab | 402 | 20.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Firouzabad | 405 | 20.2 | 12 | 3 | |
| Nourabad | 398 | 19.9 | 7 | 1.8 | |
| Educational level | |||||
| Uneducated | 51 | 2.6 | 1 | 2 | >0.05 |
| Primary and secondary level | 363 | 18.2 | 4 | 1.1 | |
| Post-secondary level | 442 | 22.2 | 8 | 1.8 | |
| High school diploma | 685 | 34.3 | 9 | 1.4 | |
| University level | 480 | 24.1 | 6 | 1.2 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Employee | 548 | 27.4 | 8 | 1.5 | >0.05 |
| Business | 979 | 48.9 | 12 | 1.2 | |
| Housewives | 100 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Student | 158 | 7.9 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Laborer | 88 | 4.4 | 3 | 3.4 | |
| Farmer and stockbreeder | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Unemployed | 35 | 1.7 | 13 | 17.8 | |
| Blood group | |||||
| A | 549 | 27.5 | 8 | 1.5 | >0.05 |
| B | 489 | 24.5 | 7 | 1.4 | |
| AB | 131 | 6.6 | 2 | 1.5 | |
| O | 823 | 41.3 | 11 | 1.3 | |