Research Article

Viral Hepatitis Endemicity and Trends among an Asymptomatic Adult Population in Ho: A 5-Year Retrospective Study at the Ho Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Year-on-year trends of hepatitis viral infectious markers among prospective blood donors at the Ho Municipal Hospital.

ParameterTotal20122013201420152016 for trends

Blood donors41808841128630646892Nd
HBsAg290 (6.94)66 (7.47)77 (6.83)43 (6.83)49 (7.59)55 (6.17)0.4592
HCV77 (1.84)24 (2.71)21 (1.86)14 (2.22)6 (0.93)12 (1.35)0.0161

Data is presented as figure with corresponding percentages in parenthesis. HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen. Anti-HCV: hepatitis C virus antibody. is significant at 0.05. nd: statistical trend analysis not done.