Table II.
Demographic data on blood donations positive for transfusion-transmissible infections at the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.
| HBV | HIV | |||||||||||
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| 2005–2013 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2013 | 2005–2013 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2013 | |||||||
| Positive | 309 | (100) | 216 | (100) | 93 | (100) | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Military status | ||||||||||||
| Military | 168 | (54) | 147 | (68) | 21 | (23) | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Civilian | 141 | (46) | 69 | (32) | 72 | (77) | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 298 | (96) | 209 | (97) | 89 | (96) | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Female | 11 | (4) | 7 | (3) | 4 | (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Donor status | ||||||||||||
| New | 270 | (87) | 186 | (86) | 84 | (90) | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Repeat | 39 | (13) | 30 | (14) | 9 | (10) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Donor age (years) | ||||||||||||
| 18–29 | 149 | (48) | 126 | (58) | 23 | (25) | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 30–39 | 47 | (15) | 29 | (13) | 18 | (19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 40–49 | 52 | (17) | 23 | (11) | 29 | (31) | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 50–65 | 56 | (18) | 33 | (15) | 23 | (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| HCV | Syphilis | |||||||||||
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| Positive | 187 | (100) | 138 | (100) | 49 | (100) | 93 | (100) | 52 | (100) | 41 | (100) |
| Military status | ||||||||||||
| Military | 118 | (63) | 108 | (78) | 10 | (20) | 29 | (31) | 22 | (42) | 7 | (17) |
| Civilian | 69 | (37) | 30 | (22) | 39 | (80) | 64 | (69) | 30 | (58) | 34 | (83) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 173 | (93) | 130 | (94) | 43 | (88) | 81 | (87) | 46 | (88) | 35 | (85) |
| Female | 14 | (7) | 8 | (6) | 6 | (12) | 12 | (13) | 6 | (12) | 6 | (15) |
| Donor status | ||||||||||||
| New | 165 | (88) | 124 | (90) | 41 | (84) | 67 | (72) | 39 | (75) | 28 | (68) |
| Repeat | 22 | (12) | 14 | (10) | 8 | (16) | 26 | (28) | 13 | (25) | 13 | (32) |
| Donor age (years) | ||||||||||||
| 18–29 | 134 | (72) | 118 | (86) | 16 | (33) | 21 | (23) | 19 | (37) | 2 | (5) |
| 30–39 | 26 | (14) | 8 | (6) | 18 | (37) | 14 | (15) | 5 | (10) | 9 | (22) |
| 40–49 | 15 | (8) | 7 | (5) | 8 | (16) | 21 | (23) | 6 | (12) | 15 | (37) |
| 50–65 | 12 | (6) | 5 | (4) | 7 | (14) | 37 | (40) | 22 | (42) | 15 | (37) |
Data are reported as absolute numbers and percentages (%) of positive blood donations. For HIV positive blood donors, the percentage values were not calculated because of the small number. HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.