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

Table 5

Patterns of multiple infection of blood-borne serological markers among blood donors at the St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia.

Parameter	Infectious marker		Viral infection
At least one	2862 (25.03)		1846 (16.14)
Single	2592 (22.67)		1738 (15.20)
Two	256 (2.24)		107 (0.94)
Three	13 (0.11)		1 (0.01)
Four	1 (0.01)		—
Patterns of coinfection of blood-borne serological markers
Infectious marker	HCV	HIV	Syphilis
HBV	68 (0.59)	15 (0.13)	80 (0.70)
HCV		27 (0.24)	79 (0.69)
HIV			32 (0.28)

Data is presented as frequency and corresponding percentage in parenthesis. HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.