A Study To Estimate Proportion of Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTI) In Voluntary Blood Donors of Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Context: Significantblood loss is a medical emergency and providing safe blood for transfusion is a highly challenging responsibility vested on the blood bank services all over the world. In the 21st century due to unequivocal advancement of medical science in the field of hematology lead to effective screening of donor blood and deferral to prevent epidemics of life threatening Transfusion Transmitted Infection(s) (TTI) through unsafe blood transfusion. Aim: To estimate the proportion of TTIs in voluntary blood donors in Prakasam District. Methodology: It is aninstitutional based observational study conducted using the secondary data of one year period (from April 2016 toMarch 2017)from blood banks of Prakasam District. Study conducted at RIMS, Ongole during the period from June 2017 to September 2107. Results: A total of 13447 blood donors are screened for TTI and identified 340 blood samples had TTI (2.53%). Among the 340 TTIs 33(0.25%) are HIV cases, 217 (1.61%) are Hepatitis-B cases, 30 (0.22%) are Hepatitis- Ccases, 11 (0.08%) are Syphilis cases and 49 (0.36%) are Malaria cases. Conclusion: To ensure safe blood transfusion to recipients, need rigorous screening of blood donors and follow blood safety protocols.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. G. Peter Paul, Dr. M. Venkatarao, Dr. S. Raghu, Dr. M. Siva Durga Prasad Nayak, Y. Pradeep Kumar
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