HBc antibody seroprevalence in HBs negative antigen blood donors at the Chad National Blood Transfusion Center in NDjamena

Acute and chronic viral hepatitis are common public health problems in Pakistan, and associated with serious complications. The carrier rate of HBsAg is quoted to be around 10% in general population while the prevalence of HCV in blood donors is 4.8 %. Data regarding the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections among healthy blood donors is well established in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Lahore and Abbotabad areas, but similar data is not available for Multan population. Data regarding the epidemiology of HIV infection among blood donors is not available at most of the blood transfusion centers. In this study six thousands (6000) consecutive young healthy voluntary blood donors (age 16-50 years) comprising of 5476 males and 524 females, belonging to Multan region were included from "Blood Transfusion Center Nishtar Hospital Multan" & "Fatmid Blood Transfusion Center Multan" and were tested for HbsAg, Anti-HCV and HIV. Prevalence of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Infection was 3.37%, 0.27% and 0% respectively. The reported prevalence figures for HBsAg & Anti-HCV in other studies are quite variable, depending upon screening protocol, study groups selected and methodology of testing. If data from all the blood transfusion centers of Pakistan is collected and published, we can get representative prevalence values of HBV, HCV and HIV infection of the general population.

Download Full-text

ABO & RHESUS BLOOD GROUPS

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2005.12.04.5083 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 12 (04) ◽

pp. 368-371

Author(s):

ABDUL REHMAN ◽

Muhammad Akram Saeed ◽

MUHAMMAD AYUB KHAN ◽

Ahmad Rafique ◽

MUHAMMAD ASHRAF ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Group ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Abo Blood Group ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Transfusion Center ◽

Blood Transfusion Center ◽

Study Setting

`Objective: To know the prevalence of ABO and Rhesus blood groups.Design: Observational cross sectional study. Setting: Blood transfusion Center Tehsil Headquarter HospitalLiaquatpur. Subjects and Methods: The data of blood donors from 2001 to 2003. Results: Total numbers of donorsstudied were 1389. The commonest ABO blood group was O present in 44.56% (CL 41.97% - 47.20%) followed byB in 32.54% (CL 30.13% - 35.06%), A in 20.88% (CL 18.82% - 23.10%) and AB in 2.02% (CL 1.39% - 2.91%) donorswhile 90.35% (CL 88.68% - 91.80%) donors were Rh +ve and 9.65% (CL 8.20% - 11.32%) were Rh -ve. Thecommonest ABO +ve group was O +ve present in 40.03% (CL 37.48% - 42.69%) followed by B +ve in 30.31% (CL27.95% - 32.78%), A +ve in 18.21% (CL 16.27% - 20.34%) and AB +ve in 1.8% (CL 1.21% - 2.66%) donors. The mostcommon ABO -ve was O -ve present in 4.54% (CL 3.56% - 5.77%), A -ve in 2.66% (CL 1.93% - 3.66%), B -ve in 2.23%(CL 1.57% - 3.17%) donors. Conclusion: Blood group O is the commonest ABO blood group and 90.35% are RH +vein this area.

Download Full-text

Seroprevalence and Trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among Retrospective Blood Donors in Western Azerbaijan Regional Blood Transfusion Center, Iran; a Ten-years Evaluation

Transfusion and Apheresis Science ◽

10.1016/j.transci.2021.103132 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103132

Author(s):

Behzad Emadi ◽

Mojtaba Ghahraman Rezaieh ◽

Mansour Sedighi

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Transfusion Center ◽

Blood Transfusion Center

Download Full-text

Differential white blood cell counts in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Center, Asmara, Eritrea

Population Medicine ◽

10.18332/popmed/120071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (April) ◽

Author(s):

Faris Abdon ◽

Elias Adgoy ◽

Nahom Berhane ◽

Senet Ibrahim ◽

Adil Khalil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Cell ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Cell Counts ◽

Blood Cell Counts ◽

Transfusion Center ◽

Blood Transfusion Center ◽

White Blood Cell Counts ◽

Differential White Blood Cell ◽

Apparently Healthy

Download Full-text

The contemporary status of the blood donorship in the Mari El Republic

Kazan medical journal ◽

10.17816/kmj1784 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 116-120

Author(s):

E Y Zangerova

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Components ◽

Gender Distribution ◽

Transfusion Center ◽

Blood Transfusion Center ◽

Weak Points ◽

Contemporary Status ◽

The Republic ◽

First Time

Aim. To detect the weak points of the existing system of blood donors’ draw in, to define the paths of blood donorship development in the Republic of Mari El. Methods. The analysis of the existing system of donorship at the period from 2002 to 2011 was conducted according to the data of combined yearly reports, data of united blood transfusion center of the Republic of Mari El database, data of Russia’s blood transfusion system facilities activity analysis. The changes in the number of blood donors, activity of blood donors, and detection of blood-transmitted diseases markers were evaluated. Results. No need for further significant increase in the number of active donors was detected, since the modern methods of blood and blood components preparation allows to increase the amounts of required blood components by other ways. The decrease in donors’ mean age was registered, the share of donors younger than 30 increased 2.8-fold compared to 2002 and 1.46-fold compared to 2007. The mean age of donors is 33,94±0,14 years, gender distribution (females - 39.2%, males - 60.8%) do not collide with the gender distribution of the general population. The share of plasma donors has significantly increased (4.8-fold in 2011). Since 2009 the share of first-time donors has increased to 42.9%, indicating the instability of the group of people ready to donate blood. Electronic database introduction and active use allows to exclude people with blood-transmitted diseases and other absolute contraindications from donating blood. The share of people willing to donate blood with registered blood-transmitted diseases has relatively dropped from 4.18% in 2007 to 1.42% in 2011. Conclusion. The main goal of blood transfusion services of Mari El Republic is still to increase the number of permanent donors, donating blood regularly, it will allow to increase the safety of blood components produced and provide the blood transfusion services stability.

Download Full-text