Prevalence of HIV Infection among Blood Donors at a Tertiary Care Centre in Gwalior, India

Sharma, Dharmesh Chandra; Jain, Arun K.; Woike, Poonam; Rai, Sunita; Tripathi, Lokesh; Bharat, Savita; Gaur, Rajesh

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“…This is in contrast to Nkrumak et al [ 41 ], whose study demonstrated higher HBsAg prevalence in females than males (21.4%, 95%CI 11.6–34.4 vs. 13.2%, 95%CI 10.8–15.9). More males than females were presenting for blood donation in this study, which is consistent with other similar studies [ 42 , 43 ], and this may be confounding the prevalence of HBsAg in males. However, the higher prevalence of positive males could also be due to increased male susceptibility to infection [ 21 ] and a gender tendency to chronicity [ 4 ].…”

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“…One possible reason that Pomios males have less infection could be due to male circumcision practiced in this ethnic group. This practice reduces the risk of transmission sexually transmitted diseases, as seen in another study [ 42 ]. A reason why females are less at risk, as given by Mazzur and Jones [ 21 ], is that females do not venture out of the home to socialize as often as males.…”

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A Serological Survey of Selected Papua New Guinea Blood Donors for Hepatitis B and Related Co-Infections

Varpit¹,

Gummow

2020

TropicalMed

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious problem and earlier studies in Papua New Guinea have reported a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. These studies were undertaken using insensitive tests and before an expanded immunization program. The current HBV status is therefore uncertain. A retrospective study to investigate the HBV status was carried out using blood donor data at Nonga General Hospital, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, from January 2003 to December 2018. Additional data for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, syphilis and hepatitis C virus were also collected. Data were analysed using NCSS statistical software. The mean hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) sero-prevalence was 21% for the period of study and showed a downward trend over the period of the study, which may reflect the effect of the extended immunization program. HBsAg prevalence in male donors (23%) was significantly higher than females (16%). Donors living in Pomio district had a significantly lower proportion of sero-positive HBsAg donors (7%) than Gazelle (22%), Kokopo (22%) and Rabaul (20%), which was attributed to this district’s geographical isolation. Ethnically, Pomios donors (8%) had significantly lower HBsAg prevalence than the Taulils, (29%), Bainings (21%) and Tolais (21%). Fifteen to nineteen year olds (23%) were the predominant age group affected, and vertical or perinatal transmission was probably the primary transmission route. Our findings call for greater awareness on the part of public policy makers and should be considered when planning future public health campaigns.

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A Serological Survey of Selected Papua New Guinea Blood Donors for Hepatitis B and Related Co-Infections

Varpit¹,

Gummow

2020

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“…In a study done by Sharma et al 11 , in Gwalior, the seroprevalence of HIV among blood donors was 0.19% (Table 2). In the present study, the overall seroprevelence of HIV among blood donors was 0.17%.…”

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Seroprevalence of HIV Infection in Donated Blood and Its Implications in Safe Blood Practices

Kulkarni¹,

Bommanahalli²,

Pawadshettar³

2019

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Background: Blood transfusion is an integral and indispensible part of treatment in hospitals these days. Transfusion transmissible infections (TTI) are one of the important complications of blood transfusion. This study is aimed at assessing the seroprevalence of HIV among healthy blood donors in our region and its implications on safe blood practices. Materials and Methods:This is a retrospective study done over a period of 3 years from August 2015 to July 2018 in two blood banks of Gadag i.e. Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) blood bank and Indian Medical Association (IMA) blood bank. A total of 20,144 blood donors were included in the study. It included both voluntary donors and replacement donors. Donors were screened using donor questionnaire form followed by general physical examination for medical and surgical illness. Eligible blood donors donated blood and their blood samples were subjected to a test that detected the presence of antibodies to HIV by using rapid test kit by Qualpro and then confirmed by 4th generation Qualisa ELISA test kit.Result: In the present study, out of 20,144 blood donors 19,676 (97.67%) were males and 468 (2.33%) were females. Total number of seropositive cases of HIV was 34. The overall seroprevalence was 0.17%. All the seropositive cases were males and the seroprevalence was 0.17%. The prevalence of seropositive cases among voluntary donors was 0.048% and among replacement donors was 0.72%. Conclusion:Seroprevalence of HIV in the region of Gadag is 0.17%.

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Prevalence of HIV Infection among Blood Donors at a Tertiary Care Centre in Gwalior, India

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A Serological Survey of Selected Papua New Guinea Blood Donors for Hepatitis B and Related Co-Infections

A Serological Survey of Selected Papua New Guinea Blood Donors for Hepatitis B and Related Co-Infections

Seroprevalence of HIV Infection in Donated Blood and Its Implications in Safe Blood Practices

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