A THREE YEAR PROFILE OF SERO-POSITIVE BLOOD DONORS FOR TRANSFUSION TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS AT A BLOOD BANK IN BAGALKOT, NORTH KARNATAKA, INDIA
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction-Blood transfusion constitutes an important part of various emergency treatment protocols. The objective of this study is to evaluate the profile of sero positive blood donors for transfusion transmissible infections at a blood bank in Bagalkot city, North Karnataka. Materials and methods-A retrospective record based study was conducted in Bagalkot Blood Bank attached to S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review Board. Data was collected from January 2012 to December 2014. Information regarding age, place of residence, education and occupation was recorded. Confidentiality was maintained while collecting the record based data. The report of blood group and Rh typing and screening test for HIV I and II, hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis and malaria was documented. Data was analyzed using percentages and chi- square test. Results-During the three year study period, most of the blood donors (83.66%) were replacement donors. In the three year study period, maximum number (68%) of the sero positive donors were from rural areas. With regard to age distribution of sero positive donors, about half of them (51.0%) were between 20-29 years of age followed by 36.3% between 30-39 years of age (p=<0.0000001) Out of the total 571 sero positive donors, maximum (72.7%) were positive for Hepatitis B surface Antigen. (p=<0.0000001)Conclusion-Voluntary donation of blood is to be encouraged in the community. Screening of blood for transfusion transmissible infections is to be done with the utmost care. Immunization with Hepatitis B vaccine must be targeted to the high risk youth of the rural and urban areas.
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Gowri Shankar, Manika Alexander, Vetri Selvan T, Sarojini S Hunshikatti
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