Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Types 1 and 2 Seropositivity among Blood Donors at Mbarara Regional Blood Bank, South Western Uganda

Table 1

Demographic and donor baseline characteristics for the study participants.

Characteristic		(%)
Sex
Male	229	62.2
Female	139	37.8
Age, years
<20	273	74.2
20–40	93	25.3
40	2	0.5
Education
Primary	1	0.3
Secondary	367	99.7
Tertiary	0	0
Occupation
Student	364	98.9
Teacher	1	0.3
Business	1	0.3
Driver	1	0.3
Other (housewife)	1	0.3
Marital status
Single	364	98.9
Married	4	1.2
Address of residence
Rural	287	77.9
Urban	81	21.1
Type of donor
New	206	55.98
Repeat	162	44.02