Prevalence of HIV among Blood Donors at Madhya Pradesh, a Central State of India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which can affect people of any age group caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). There’s no complete cure for HIV till Date. Incidence among donors reflects the overall disease burden on the society. It can be transmitted by sexual intercourse, sharing of needles, transfusion of blood and blood products and vertical transmission from mother to child. Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTIs) Threaten safety of the recipients and the community as a whole and are the subject of real concern worldwide. Aims And Objectives: The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of HIV infection among the blood donors, those comes to donate blood at different Blood Banks of Madhya Pradesh India, For a period of ten years, i.e.. From: 2008 to 2017. Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of medical records of blood donors who met the standard criteria for donor fitness and donated blood at blood banks, of Madhya Pradesh, India. Donor’s blood units were screened for HIV and other TTIs from January 2008 To December 2017 (10 Years). The HIV Data of last ten years was collected, retrieved, tabulated, summarized and compared statistically by frequency distribution and percentage proportion. Chi Square (X2 ) test was applied to know the significant (p value) ratio of difference statistically. Results: Out of the total 2404582 donors tested for HIV infection, 2637 (0.10%) were found to be HIV seropositive (p=.000001). Conclusion: The prevalence of HIV was 0.10% among blood donors of Madhya Pradesh, a Central State of India and showed decline pattern from 2008 to 2017.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Umesh Chandra Yadav1, Dr. Dharmesh Chandra Sharma2, Dr. Manisha Shrivastava3, Arun Jain4
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