Author:
Mudgal Saurabh,Goel Seema,Varshney Krati,Najmuddin Khan Mohammad
Abstract
Background: The evaluation of the data of the prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (TTI) among blood
donors permits an assessment of the acquisition of the infections in the blood donor population and consequently safety
of the collected donations. It gives an idea for the epidemiology of these infections in the population. Objectives: To
study seroprevalence of HIV,HBV,HCV,Syphilis and malaria in blood donors. Methods:Total of 4529 units of blood were
collected from voluntary and replacement donors during three years study period from Jan 2019 to dec 2021. All the
blood samples were screened for HIV,HbsAg,HCV,Syphilis and malarial parasites. Results: Out of the total 4529 blood
donors, replacement donors were (79.50%) more compared to voluntary donors (20.40%).The overall seroprevalence
of TTI was 4.10%.The seroprevalence of HIV,HbsAg and HCV was 0.04%,1.81% and 2.16% in total donors respectively.
No voluntary donor was found to be positive for HIV. The prevalence for HbsAg and HCV was more in replacement
donors 1.67% and 2.03% respectively as compared to voluntary donors 0.14% and 0.13% respectively.No donors were
found positive for Syphilis and Malaria. Conclusion: Replacement donors were found to be more seropositive for TTI as
compared to voluntary donors.Hence,more attention should be given for motivation of voluntary donors
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General Computer Science,Human-Computer Interaction,Philosophy,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Systems Engineering,Social Psychology,Sociology and Political Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development,General Social Sciences,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Education,Information Systems and Management,Computer Science Applications,Software,Artificial Intelligence,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Networks and Communications,Software,Artificial Intelligence,Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Networks and Communications,Computer Science Applications,Software,General Engineering
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