The Burden and Trend of Blood-Borne Pathogens among Asymptomatic Adult Population in Akwatia: A Retrospective Study at the St. Dominic Hospital, Ghana

Table 2

Year-on-year trends in infectious markers among female blood donors at the St. Dominic Hospital Akwatia, Ghana.

Year	Total	2013	2014	2015	2016	p value
Blood donors	685	186	208	197	94
HBV	33 (4.82)	11 (5.91)	8 (3.85)	12 (6.09)	2 (2.13)	0.4189
HCV	56 (8.18)	24 (12.90)	17 (8.17)	13 (6.60)	2 (2.13)	0.0014
HIV	31 (4.53)	11 (5.91)	11 (5.29)	7 (3.55)	2 (2.13)	0.1021
Syphilis	55 (8.03)	13 (6.99)	12 (5.77)	23 (11.68)	7 (7.45)	0.2653