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Table 3 HBV, HCV and HIV distribution in gender of acute leukemia cases

From: Frequency of viral infections in adolescent and adult in-patient Ethiopians with acute leukemia at presentation to a tertiary care teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study

Laboratory results

Gender

 

Male

Female

Total

P value*

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Total HBV (HBsAg pos

and HBV-DNA pos)

25(22.9)

13(19)

38(21.6)

0.580

HBsAg pos

9(8.3)

10(14.9)

19(10.8)

0.166

HBsAg neg, Anti-HBcAg pos and

HBV-DNA pos

16(14.8)

3(4.5)

19(10.8)

0.034

HBsAg neg, Anti-HBcAg pos and

HBV-DNA neg

10(9.2)

11(16.4)

21(11.9)

0.150

Ag and Anti-HIV pos

0(0)

3(4.5)

3(1.7)

0.026

Anti-HCV pos

3(2.8)

0(0)

3(1.7)

0.171

  1. # Abbreviation used: HBV (Hepatitis B virus), HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), HCV (Hepatitis C virus), HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen), HBcAg (Hepatitis B core antigen), pos(positive), neg(negative), Ag (Antigen),
  2. * Chi-square was used to analyze the association