TABLE 1.
Exclusion criteria applied to the study population in Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 2015 – September 2016.
| Exclusion criteria† | Men (N = 222) | Women (N = 153) | Total (N = 375) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hepatitis B | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Hepatitis C | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Blood parasites (microfilariae, malaria) | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| C-reactive protein ˃ 6 mg/L | 33 | 11 | 44 |
| Platelet aggregates | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Smokers ˃ 5 cigarettes/day | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Population | 222 | 153 | 375 |
| Population after exclusion criteria were applied | 161 | 133 | 294 |
†
, Many participants met several exclusion criteria at the same time. For example, some donors presented an increased C-reactive protein and a positive serology test or a positive blood parasite test and therefore appear more than once as exclusions.