RISK FACTORS AND SERO-PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN AMONG BLOOD DONORS IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NIGERIA
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2014-03-10
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Kenya Medical Association
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Background: Availability of safe blood and blood products for transfusion is increasingly
difficult globally, especially in developing countries because of high prevalence of
Transfusion Transmissible Infections.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of HBsAg among blood donors and to evaluate
the socioeconomic, demographic and medical factors associated with its infection.
Materials and method: a prospective study whereby 350 consecutive blood donors
were recruited. 2 ml of venous blood was collected aseptically from the ante-cubital
vein and subjected to serological test for HBsAg.
Results: High prevalence rate 10.9% was recorded. All the donors reactive to HBsAg
were males (38,100%) with a mean age of 30.7±8.02 years, while 55.3%, 44.7%, 5.3%,
42%, 47.4%, 5.3% of them were single, married, primary school graduate, secondary
school graduate, tertiary school graduate and illiterate respectively with 36.8%, 23.7%,
39.5% and0% been unemployed, civil servants/professionals, skilled artisans and
business/petty traders. The commonest risk factor was multiple sexual partners 55.3%,
followed by extra marital affairs 13.2%, tattooing 10.5%, previous blood transfusion
5.2%, previous surgery 2.6% and sex trading 2.6%.
Conclusion: Active public enlightenment programs and sstrict blood donation selection
criteria need to be put in place in order to provide safe blood and blood products for
transfusion.
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Shittu, A.O., Olawumi, H.O., Issa, B.A., Fadeyi, A., Nwabuisi, C., Durotoye, I.A., Yussuf, A.D., Ajiboye, P.O., Adegunloye, O.A., Sulyman, D. & Salami, A.K. (2014): Risk Factors and Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen amongst Blood Donors in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. East Africa Medical Journal. 91(2): 57-61.