Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B in Male Blood Donors in Rural Teaching Hospital of Northern Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 7
Abstract
Aim: This study was aimed to know the seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in male blood donors. Material & Methods: The present retrospective hospital record-based study was conducted at the blood bank of a rural tertiary care teaching hospital in northern Maharashtra, India over a period of 4 &1/2 years from January 2010 to June 2014. All the blood units collected were screened for HBV, HCV, HIV 1 and 2, syphilis and malaria. The data of HBsAg alone was analyzed with chi square test and results were considered significant if P value was < 0.05. Results: The overall seroprevalence rate was 1.63% among the total 3920 blood donors included in this study. The correlations of seroprevalence rate among selected age groups and in voluntary and replacement blood donors were found to be statistically insignificant. Conclusion: The lower seroprevalence rate in this study, further recommends strict abiding to donor selection criteria, comprehensive screening of blood donors, better awareness among donors and reintensification of prophylactic programmes at public level to ensure the safe blood donation.
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Indu Bhushan
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