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

Table 4

Infectious markers among blood donors at the St. Dominic Hospital Akwatia, Ghana, stratified by age.

Parameter	Donors	HBV	HCV	HIV	Syphilis
<20 years	909 (7.97)	64 (7.04)	59 (6.49)	47 (5.17)	57 (6.27)
Twenties	6508 (57.07)	435 (6.68)	392 (6.02)	249 (3.83)	573 (8.80)
Thirties	2654 (23.27)	213 (8.03)	125 (4.71)	104 (3.92)	345 (13.00)
Forties	1168 (10.24)	103 (8.82)	79 (6.76)	54 (4.62)	189 (16.18)
≥50 years	165 (1.45)	12 (7.27)	8 (4.85)	9 (5.45)	24 (14.55)
p value	Nd	0.0102	0.3854	0.7228	<0.0001

Data is presented as frequency and corresponding percentage in parenthesis. HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus. p is significant at 0.05. nd = p value estimation not done.