Table II.
Demographic data of blood donations positive for transfusion-transmissible infections in Serbia, 2005–2017.
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| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,211 | (84) | 831 | (79) | 181 | (84) | 530 | (79) | 2,753 | (82) |
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| Female | 229 | (16) | 224 | (21) | 34 | (16) | 137 | (21) | 624 | (18) |
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| New | 1,163 | (81) | 733 | (69) | 83 | (39) | 370 | (55) | 2,349 | (70) |
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| Repeat | 277 | (19) | 272 | (26) | 132 | (61) | 297 | (45) | 978 | (30) |
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| Ages | ||||||||||
| 18–29 | 509 | (35) | 507 | (48) | 94 | (44) | 174 | (26) | 1284 | (38) |
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| 30–39 | 326 | (23) | 245 | (23) | 50 | (23) | 153 | (23) | 774 | (25) |
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| 40–49 | 342 | (24) | 182 | (17) | 41 | (19) | 146 | (22) | 711 | (21) |
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| 50–65 | 263 | (18) | 121 | (11) | 30 | (14) | 194 | (29) | 606 | (18) |
Data are presented as absolute numbers (N.) and percentage (%) of positive blood donations. Significant difference between TTIs (χ2 test): gender: p=0.002; donor status: p<0.001; age: p<0.001. HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; TTIs: total transfusion-transmissible infections.