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Table 4 Age distribution of blood donors with Hepatitis B Virus serological markers

From: Hepatitis B Core IgM antibody (anti-HBcIgM) among hepatitis B Surface antigen (HBsAg) negative blood donors in Nigeria

  

Positive (%)

 

Positive (%)

Age

No tested

HBsAg

HBsAb

HBcIgM

No tested

HBeAg

HBeAb

18-23

49

8(16.3)

6(12.2)

4(8.2)

19

2(10.5)

6(31.6)

24-29

18

5(27.8)

2(11.1)

4(22.2)

6

0(0)

2(33.3)

30-35

13

1(7.7)

3(23.1)

3(23.1)

10

0(0)

2(20.0)

36-41

10

3(30.0)

2(20.0)

1(10.0)

8

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

42-47

2

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

0(0)

2

0(0)

1(50.0)

TOTAL

92

18(19.6)

14(15.2)

12(13.0)

45

4(8.9)

12(26.7)