Table 1 Total blood donations and proportions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected donors at two large blood banks in Karachi, 1998–2002
Blood bank 1 | Blood bank 2 | Blood banks combined | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Total | HBV+ | (%)a | Total | HBV+ | (%)b | Total | HBV+ | (%)c |
1998** | 15068 | 117 | (0.8) | -- | Â | -- | 15068 | 117 | (0.8) |
1999 | 14856 | 72 | (0.5) | 62566 | 1530 | (2.4) | 77422 | 1602 | (2.1) |
2000 | 15525 | 95 | (0.6) | 66486 | 1566 | (2.4) | 82011 | 1661 | (2.0) |
2001 | 15084 | 230 | (1.5) | 74154 | 1654 | (2.2) | 89238 | 1884 | (2.1) |
2002 | 15219 | 268 | (1.8) | 72351 | 1516 | (2.1) | 87570 | 1784 | (2.0) |
Total | 75752 | 782 | (1.0) | 75557 | 6266 | (2.3) | 351309 | 7048 | (2.0) |