High Rates of Hepatitis B and C and HIV Infections among Blood Donors in Cameroon: A Proposed Blood Screening Algorithm for Blood Donors in Resource-Limited Settings

Table 1

Prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV among blood donors.

Sex	HIV test			HBV test			HCV test			Total positive
	Positive (%)	Negative (%)	Total (%)	Positive (%)	Negative (%)	Total (%)	Positive (%)	Negative (%)	Total (%)
Male	192 (4.43)	4144 (85.57)	4336 (100)	544 (12.55)	3792 (87.45)	4336 (100)	65 (1.49)	4271 (98.50)	4336 (100)	800 (18.5)
Female	14 (4.55)	294 (95.45)	308 (100)	20 (6.49)	288 (93.51)	308 (100)	2 (0.65)	306 (99.35)	308 (100)	37 (12)
Total	206 (4.44)	4438 (95.56)	4644 (100)	564 (12.14)	4080 (87.86)	4644 (100)	67 (1.46)	4577 (98.56)	4644 (100)	837 (18)
𝑃 value			0.923			0.02			0.227

In Table 1, the results of HIV, HBV, and HCV tests are presented by blood donor sex. The proportion of blood donors with a positive test was compared by sex group using the chi-square test.