Research Article

Decreasing Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infection in Indian Scenario

Table 2

Prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections among voluntary blood donors (2008-2009).

No.
YearTotal no. of samplesHIV (%)HBV (%)HCV (%)VDRL (%)Malaria (%)

1200811762 (0.17%)4 (0.34%)3 (0.25%)NilNil
2200916112 (0.12%)4 (0.24%)2 (0.12%)NilNil
3201022563 (0.13%)7 (0.31%)3 (0.13%)1 (0.04%)Nil
4201131911 (0.03%)8 (0.25%)4 (0.12%)NilNil
5201237432 (0.05%)6 (0.16%)3 (0.08%)Nil2 (0.05%)

ā€‰Total1197710 (0.08%)29 (0.24%)15 (0.001%)1 (0.008%)2 (0.01%)

HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; VDRL: Venereal Disease Research Laboratory.