Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Blood Donors: A Retrospective Study in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Walana, Williams; Hokey, Patrick; Ahiaba, Samuel

doi:10.4236/ojmm.2014.41007

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“…The trend analysis performed showed that HBV infection significantly decreased with the advancement in age ( Table 2). The infectivity of HBV seems to be skewed towards persons younger than 40 years of age as majority of the donors in this age group were HBsAg positive [13,32,33]. Contrary to our finding in HBV infection, the prevalence of HIV was higher in persons ≥50 years of age while individuals in age group ≥30<40 years recorded the highest prevalence with regards to HCV.…”

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“…There are varied reports on the prevalence rates of HBV, HCV and HIV among blood donors in Ghana. The prevalence of HBV among blood donors ranges between 9.6 % to approximately 12.0% in urban areas, and as high as 21% in rural communities [13][14][15][16][17]. The sero-prevalence of HCV has been reported to be between 1.3 and 8.4% among blood donors in Ghana [17][18][19][20][21].…”

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Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Walana

Ahiaba²,

Hokey

et al. 2014

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Aims: This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of some viral Transfusion Transmissible Infectious (TTI) agents among blood donors in the Kintampo North municipality of Ghana. Study Design: A retrospective cross-sectional hospital based study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Laboratory unit of the Kintampo Municipal Hospital between May and August, 2013. Methodology: Archived results (from January 2010 to December 2012) on blood donation from the hospital's laboratory were reviewed manually. Data comprising age, sex and results on HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV tests of blood donors were reviewed. The data were analyzed using Microsoft excel 2007 statistical package. Results: A total of 3402 people were screened for blood donation. Out of this number 3139 (92.3%) were males while 263 (7.7%) were females. The combined sero-prevalence

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Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

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Hokey

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“…15-4.31). This finding was lower as compared to a study in Gondar, Ethiopia (4.7%) [9] and other countries such as, 9.6% in Ghana [10] and 4.38% in China [11]. On the other hand, the prevalence of the current study was higher than studies in Jimma, Ethiopia (2.1%) [12], 1.32% in India [13] and 0.19% in Central West Brazil [14].…”

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Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Factors among Blood Donors at Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

Habte¹,

Seyoum²,

Alemayehu³

2016

J Antivir Antiretrovir

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Background: Globally, more than 2 billion people have been infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at some time in their lives. Of these, about 350 million people remain infected chronically and become carriers of the virus. The main aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV infection and associated factors among blood donors at Dire Dawa Blood Bank Service in Eastern Ethiopia. Methods and materials: This study involves cross-sectional retrospective record review on 4,157 blood donors. During analyzing the data, descriptive analyses was made to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus in the study population. Finally, multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection. Result: Out of the 4,157 individuals who donated their blood at Dire Dawa Blood Bank Services, 155 (3.73%) (95% Confidence Interval (CI)=3.15-4.31) confirmed having a sero-prevalence positive for HBV. HBV seroprevalence has shown a statistical significance association with male sex (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)=1.93, 95% CI=1.10-3.55) (p=0.036) and age group 33-40 (AOR=3.7, 95% CI=1.19-9.56) (p=0.029). Conclusion: The prevalence of HBV infection in this study is high and the disease is still a major health problem in the region which calls for high alert public health intervention.

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“…This study showed that most donors were males and were aged between 20 and 38 years. This observation is similar to earlier reports from the Ashanti and Northern Regions of Ghana, and in Western Uttar Pradesh, India [ 18 , 19 , 23 , 24 ]. Ampofo et al [ 20 ] observed that the trends of male bias in blood donation is a regular feature commonly experienced among Ghanaians during blood donation campaigns.…”

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“…Ampofo et al [ 20 ] observed that the trends of male bias in blood donation is a regular feature commonly experienced among Ghanaians during blood donation campaigns. Though the reason for this phenomenon may not be inferred directly from this study, it is thought that certain socio-cultural influences and beliefs may play a major role [ 24 ]. Dongdem et al [ 18 ] posited that within the Ghanaian context, men are more likely to take action based on an independent decision to save a life by volunteering to donate blood than their female counterpart.…”

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Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B infection among blood donors in a secondary care hospital, Ghana (2014): a retrospective analysis

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BackgroundThe prevalence of transfusion associated hepatitis B virus infection varies across different geographical populations. Establishing the sero-prevalence of the disease is important to informing the direction of preventive and control strategies. We sought to estimate the sero-prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among blood donors in Ho Municipal Hospital, Ghana.MethodsThis was a retrospective study which involved reviewing of blood donation records for the year 2014 in Ho Municipal Hospital. The records were analysed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus among blood donors. Data analysis was done using STATA statistical package.ResultsA total of 576 blood donors were screened in 2014, out of which 520 (90%) were males and the rest females. The overall sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus was 7.5% (95% CI 5.6–9.9%). The prevalence was highest (8.9%; 95% CI 5.6–14.0) among donors between 30 and 39 years old and among females (14.3%; 95% CI 7.4–25.7). Females were about 2.5 times more likely to be HBsAg positive compared with males (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe findings suggest that the study region is of intermediate to high endemicity with hepatitis B infection. Generally, females are more likely to be HBsAg positive than males. Planning more extensive screening and vaccination campaigns and educational programmes would help reduce the transmission of the infection among the general population.

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Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Blood Donors: A Retrospective Study in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Cited by 23 publications

References 18 publications

Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Factors among Blood Donors at Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B infection among blood donors in a secondary care hospital, Ghana (2014): a retrospective analysis

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