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Table 1 Positive serologic tests done in the central bank and its Provincial branches during the years 1989-2005

From: Share of afghanistan populace in hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection's pool: is it worthwhile?

Years

Tested Areas

Total tested

HCV

HBS

1996

Central Blood Bank

5309

6

71

1997

Central Blood Bank

3942

10

50

1998

Central Blood Bank

4221

16

97

1999

Central Blood Bank

7964

13

137

2000

Central Blood Bank

6844

1

280

2001

Central Blood Bank

6691

0

114

2002

Central Blood Bank

11586

4

248

2002

Parwan

581

0

5

2002

Mazar-e-Sharif

964

0

32

2003

Central Blood Bank

10674

54

173

2003

Nangarbar

3629

57

194

2003

Mazar-e-Sharif

4714

0

12

2004

Central Blood Bank

10514

80

190

2004

Nangarhar

3525

90

238

2004

Baghlan

232

0

9

2004

Mazar-e-Sharif

2147

1

17

2004

Heart

2890

3

6

2004

Jozjan

1264

1

77

2004

Logar

888

5

45

2004

Badakshan

256

1

18

2005

Central Blood Bank

7684

206

107

2005

Nangarhan

2145

148

49

2005

Heart

2185

23

4

2005

Mazar-e-Sharif

1190

7

1

2005

Juzjan

584

42

2

2005

Parwan

168

8

0

2005

Kunar

11

1

0

2005

Qandahar

1867

2

7

2005

Kunduz

826

16

38

Total

Blood samples tested for HBV and HCV till 2005

125,832

795

2221