Table 2. Positivity rate of transfusion-transmissible infections with occupation among blood donors in North Shewa Zone, Central North Ethiopia, 2014–2017.
Occupation | Donation (n) | Seropositivity, n(%) | Overall Positivity | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HBsAg | HCV | HIV | Syphilis | |||
Student | 4581 | 54(1.2) | 15(0.3) | 10(0.2) | 21(0.5) | 100(2.2) |
Gov. employee | 2679 | 41(1.5) | 10(0.4) | 9(0.3) | 24(0.9) | 84(3.1) |
Private Employee | 686 | 2(0.3) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.1) | 4(0.6) | 7(1.0) |
Daily laborer | 108 | 2(1.9) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.9) | 0(0.0) | 3(2.8) |
Farmer | 406 | 4(1.0) | 2(0.5) | 0(0.0) | 11(2.7) | 17(4.2) |
p-value | 0.14 | - | - | - | ||
95% CI | 0.98–1.45 | 0.2–0.44 | 0.14–0.35 | 0.53–0.89 | 2.06–2.71 | |
Total | 8460 | 103(1.2) | 27(0.32) | 21(0.25) | 60(0.71) | 207(2.4) |
HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen, HCV: Hepatitis C virus, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus