Table 2.
Distribution of blood borne pathogens by donor's blood type among blood donors at Wolaita Sodo Teaching Referral Hospital, 2015.
| Blood type | HCV | HBs Ag | HIV | Syphilis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | |
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
| ABO blood group | ||||||||
| A+/− | 5 (4.8) | 99 (95.2) | 7 (6.7) | 97 (93.3) | 5 (4.8) | 99 (95.2) | 10 (9.6) | 94 (90.4) |
| B+/− | 8 (10.4) | 69 (89.6) | 10 (13.0) | 67 (87.0) | 2 (2.6) | 75 (97.4) | 6 (7.8) | 71 (92.2) |
| AB+/− | 1 (1.1) | 8 (98.9) | 2 (2.2) | 7 (97.8) | 1 (1.1) | 8 (98.9) | 1 (1.1) | 8 (98.9) |
| O+/− | 19 (9.5) | 181 (90.5) | 18 (9.0) | 182 (91.0) | 17 (8.5) | 183 (91.5) | 14 (7.0) | 186 (93.0) |
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| RH blood group | ||||||||
| Positive | 29 (8.2) | 326 (91.8) | 34 (9.6) | 321 (90.4) | 24 (6.8) | 332 (93.2) | 26 (7.3) | 329 (92.7) |
| Negative | 4 (11.8) | 30 (88.2) | 3 (8.8) | 31 (91.2) | 1 (2.9) | 33 (97.1) | 5 (14.7) | 29 (85.3) |