Prevalence of HIV-Positives and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen-Positives among Donors in the University of Beninteaching Hospital, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among commercial blood donors in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. Five thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven prospective commercial blood donors were screened for both HIVand HBsAg. Three hundred and eighty-three (7%) donors were positive for HIV while 609 donors (11%) were positive for HBsAg. Thirty-seven donors were positive for both HIV and HBsAg. The need to make the screening of blood donors for HIV and HBsAg compulsory in all hospitals is crucial so that the spread of HIV and HBsAg can be prevented.

Seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis Viruses, and Co-Infections among Blood Donors at Indore, Central India

“…The overall Seroprevalence of HBV, HIV and HCV are 1.97 %, 0.185 % and 0.032 % respectively. These figures compared well with those reported in other parts of Africa [12][13][14][15][16] .…”

Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis-B Surface Antigenaemia in HIV Positive Patients

“…3 Previous studies in Nigeria have documented prevalence rates of 7-21% for HBsAg in blood donors who may be taken to represent the population at large. [4][5][6][7] In Lagos, prevalence rate of HBV among the normal population has been reported as 4.4-9.2 %. [8][9][10] Of the 2 billion people who have been infected with HBV, more than 350 million have chronic infections.…”

“…In Nigeria, the national seroprevalence rate of HIV infection based on sentinel group is still high with an increase of 129% from 1.8% in 1991 to 5 23 Based on the current HIV prevalence in the country, it is estimated that 2.9 million Nigerians are presently living with HIV. 24 In Lagos state, the sentinel prevalence of HIV increased from 1.9% in 1991 to 6.7% in 1999 with a slight inconsistent decline to 3.5% in 2001, went up to 4.7% in 2003 and a reduction to3.3% in 2005.…”

Sero prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in pregnant women in Southeast Nigeria

“…Most studies on the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positives were done among blood donors, 1 with little research on the antenatal patients.…”