Table 3. Multivariate analysis of the infectious diseases based on the social and educational characteristics of the Honduran Red Cross–northern region blood donors who tested positive for infections between 2014 and 2016.
| Variable | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) and P-values (n = 999) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreHep (n = 348) |
Hep. B (n = 105) |
Hep. C (n = 24) |
HIV (n = 59) |
Syphilis (n = 447) |
HTLV (n = 97) |
|
|
Sex Female |
0.9(0.7–1.1) 0.400 |
1.1(0.7–1.6) 0.710 |
0.9(0.4–2.5) 0.951 |
0.2(0.1–0.6) 0.006 |
1.1(0.9–1.2) 0.085 |
1.3(0.9–1.9) 0.156 |
| Age (years)* | 1.0(1.0–1.0) 0.029 |
0.9(0.9–0.9) <0.001 |
0.9(0.9–0.9) 0.027 |
0.9(0.9–0.9) <0.001 |
1.0(1.0–1.0) <0.001 |
0.9(0.9–0.9) <0.001 |
| Previous donation | 6.4(5.1–8.1) <0.001 |
0.5(0.3–0.7) 0.001 |
0.3(0.1–1.0) 0.052 |
0.3(0.1–0.6) <0.001 |
0.2(0.2–0.3) <0.001 |
0.4(0.3–0.7) 0.001 |
| Replacement donation | 1.5(1.1–1.9) 0.003 |
1.0(0.6–1.8) 0.875 |
0.5(0.2–1.5) 0.243 |
1.1(0.5–2.3) 0.751 |
1.0(0.8–1.3) 0.646 |
0.5(0.3–0.8) 0.001 |
Prevalence ratios (95% confidence interval) and P-values were calculated with generalized linear models, Poisson regression, log-link function and robust models utilized for large datasets.
* Median and interquartile range.