Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Solomon, Fithamlak
Belayneh, Fanuel
Ageru, Temesgen Anjulo
Wada, Fiseha Wadilo
Source
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Transfusion-transmissible infections, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis are among the greatest threats to blood safety and pose a serious public health problem.
Objective.
To determine the magnitude of blood borne infections among blood donors at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital.
Methods and Materials.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 10/11/2015 up to 10/12/2015.
390 donors were consecutively included and data on donor’s age, sex, blood type, and serum screening results were obtained by structured questionnaire and laboratory investigation.
The collected data were entered into Epi Data version 1.4 and then exported to SPSS version 20.0 for analysis.
Result.
The seroprevalence of blood borne pathogens is 29.5% of which HCV, HBV, HIV, and syphilis account for 8.5%, 9.5%, 6.4%, and 7.5%, respectively.
Multiple infections were observed among 2.8% of the infected individuals.
In addition, age ≥ 30 has a significant association with HCV.
Conclusion.
Significantly higher prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections was identified from blood donors and they remain to be the greatest threat to blood safety, so comprehensive screening of donors’ blood for HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis using standard methods is highly recommended to ensure the safety of blood recipient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Solomon, Fithamlak& Belayneh, Fanuel& Ageru, Temesgen Anjulo& Wada, Fiseha Wadilo. 2016. Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Solomon, Fithamlak…[et al.]. Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Solomon, Fithamlak& Belayneh, Fanuel& Ageru, Temesgen Anjulo& Wada, Fiseha Wadilo. Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100017
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100017