Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Among Blood Donors in Nekemte Blood Bank, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: Retrospective 5 Years Study

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Table 1 Prevalence of HBV and HCV in Different Socio-Demographic Variable Among Blood Donor at Nekemte Blood Bank from January 2015 to December 2019

Variables	HBV Positive N (%)	HCV Positive N (%)	Total N (%)
Sex
Male	383(3.06)	328(2.63)	12,480 (70.1)
Female	163(3.06)	218(4.09)	5330 (29.9)
Age
18–30	250(2.18)	20(0.17)	11,460 (64.3)
31–45	210(3.56)	42(0.71)	5892 (33)
46–65	86(18.77)	52(11.35)	458 (2.7)
Marital status
Unmarried	350(2.64)	82(0.65)	13,245 (74.4)
Married	83 (1.82)	14(0.36)	4565 (25.6)
Occupation
Student	373(3.53)	75(0.71)	10,572 (59.4)
Private worker	34(2.76)	14(1.14)	1230 (6.9)
Government Employs	127(2.32)	25(0.46)	5476 (30.75)
Farmer	12(2.26)	0(0)	532(3)
Educational status
No formal education	136(3.53)	25(0.65)	3849 (21.6)
Primary and Secondary school	206(3.78)	55(1.01)	5443 (30.6)
College	205 (2.41)	34(0.40)	8518 (47.8)
Residence
Urban	439 (3.52)	69(0.55)	12,456 (70.0)
Rural	107(2.00)	45(0.84)	5354 (30.0)

Table 2 Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV Infection with Respect to Donation Year Among Blood Donors at Nekemte Blood Bank from January 2015 to December 2019

Year of Donation	No. of Donor N (%)	HBV Positive N (%)	HCV Positive N (%)
2015	2693	80 (2.98%)	10 (0.37%)
2016	2197	64 (2.9%)	17 (0.78%)
2017	4178	86 (2.05%)	52 (1.24%)
2018	4406	166 (3.77%)	15 (0.34%)
2019	4336	150 (3.46%)	20 (0.46%)
Total	17,810	546 (3.06%)	114 (0.64%)

Table 3 Logistic Regression of HBV with Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Blood Donor at Nekemte Blood Bank from January 2015–2019

Variables	HBV Status		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
	Negative	Positive
Sex
Female	5247	83	1.00
Male	12,017	463	2.43(1.18, 2.81)	2.51(1.17–2.91)*	0.02
Age
18–30	11,150	310	1.00
31–45	5682	210	1.33(1.11, 1.63)	1.33(1.21, 1.52)*	<0.01
46–65	432	26	2.16 (1.11, 2.31)	2.18(1.16, 2.01)*	<0.01
Marital status
Married	4426	139	1.00
Single	12,838	407	3.29(1.89–2.56)	2.81(1.79–2.51)*	<0.01
Occupation
Farmer	520	12	1.00
Student	10,199	373	1.58 (0.91–3.01)
Private worker	1196	34	1.23(0.77–1.31)
Government Employs	5349	127	1.02(0.45–2.53)
Educational status
No formal education	3713	136	1.00
1° and 2° schools	5237	206	1.07 (0.80–3.40)
College	8313	205	1.05 (0.53–2.03)
Residence
Urban	12,177	279	1.00
Rural	5087	267	2.29 (1.08–3.05)	2.11(1.17–2.50)*	0.04

Notes: *Statically significant (P<0.05); 1, reference value; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; 1°, primary; 2°, secondary.

Table 4 Logistic Regression of HCV with Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Blood Donor at Nekemte Blood Bank from Jan 2015 to Dec 2019

Variable	HCV Status		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
	Negative	Positive
Sex
Female	5317	13	1.00	1.00
Male	12,379	101	3.29 (1.19–4.56)	3.01(1.17–3.51)*	0.02
Age
18–30	11,400	60	1.00
31–45	5850	42	1.36(1.51–3.66)	1.35(1.43–2.03)*	0.01
46–65	446	12	5.11(1.13–5.02)	3.56(1.14–3.99)*	0.02
Marital status
Married	4557	8	1.00
Unmarried	13,139	106	4.29(1.85–4.05)	3.14(1.65–3.96)*	<0.01
Occupation
Student	10,497	75	1.00
Private worker	1216	14	1.61(0.79–2.64)
Government Employs	5451	25	0.06(0.34–1.95)
Farmer	532	0
Educational status
No formal education	3824	25	1.00
1° and 2° school	5388	55	1.56(0.67–2.30)
College	8484	34	0.6(0.36–1.82)
Residence
Urban	12,387	69	1
Rural	5309	45	1.52(0.89–4.79)

Notes: *Statically significant (P<0.05); 1, reference value; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; 1°, primary; 2°, secondary.