Table 2. Gender distribution of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) in beta-thalassemia patients.
| Male (n=254) | Female (n=177) | P value | |
| Hepatitis C | 71(27.95%) | 31(17.51%) | 0.31 |
| Hepatitis B | 13(5.11%) | 8(4.51%) | 0.91 |
| HIV | 1(0.56%) | 5(1.96%) | 0.47 |
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