Seroprevalence of Infectious Markers in Blood Donors in Mbujimayi “Case of Kansele General Hospital” (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Blood transfusion is a life-saving act because in some cases, it is the last resort to save an individual's life.However, the seroprevalence of infectious markers in blood donors is a major public health problem, both in developed and developing countries, in its magnitude.The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of infectious markers in blood donors.This is a descriptive study conducted in the city of Mbujimayi at kansele Hospital among registered blood donors (family volunteers and paid) from the period 12/01/2017 to 13/01/2018.The data were collected in a cross-sectional manner.The following observations were made: in the study period, 522 blood donors were registered.After analyzing the data, the seroprevalence of HIV/AIDS in blood donors is 4.4%, 2.1% of cases have an HCV serological status and 5.9% a HBS positive serological status, and 2.1% a positive RPR HIV status, the male sex predominated with 85.4% was male.
Source: OALib
Institution: University of Mbuji Mayi
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2990155239