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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and HIV status of study samples

From: Transmitted drug resistance mutations and subtype diversity amongst HIV-1 sero-positive voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana

Variable Frequency (%)
Age
  ≤ 25 19 (23)
 26–35 32 (40)
 36–45 12 (15)
 46–55 8 (10)
 N/A 10 (12)
Gender
 Male 60 (74)
 Female 11 (14)
 N/A 10 (12)
HIV Status
 HIV-1 60 (74)
 HIV-2 0 (0)
 HIV-1/2 0 (0)
 HIV Negative 21 (26)
Total 81 (100)
  1. Table 1 indicates the HIV status, age and gender characteristics of participants. Majority (40%) were between the ages of 26 to 35 years with 46 to 55-year group being the least recorded (10%). Majority (74%) were males whilst 14% were females. Demographics for 10 (12%) of the study samples were not available. Sixty (74%) of the samples were confirmed as HIV-1 positive, Twenty-one samples (26%) were found to be negative for HIV-1, HIV-2 or dual HIV-1/2 infection
  2. Key: N/A Not Available, HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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