Table 2. Prevalence of various blood borne viruses and their effects on semen quality.
Parameters   P - value  
Source of oocyte
Self 64.2%    
Donated 35.8%    
HIV prevalence
Male 2.2% 0.7241a  
Female 1.3%  
Total prevalence 1.7%    
Hepatitis B prevalence
Male 11.8% 0.0027a  
Female 3.9%  
Total prevalence 7.9%    
Hepatitis C prevalence
Male 0.4%    
Female 0.4%    
Total prevalence 0.4%    
  BBV Positive BBV Negative P - value
Semen quality
Sperm count 13.6 ± 2.34 17.7 ± 0.78 0.0599
% motility 26 ± 2.4 30 ± 1.0 0.2129
% Normal forms 3 ± 0.3 3 ± 0.2 0.0617
Data presented as percentages (n/N), mean ±SEM.
a= Fisher’s exact test was performed.
Significance considered at P< 0.05