Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among voluntary blood donors of a blood bank in a mixed Urban – Rural setting in West Bengal , India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
With a 3.7% point prevalence and 40 million HBV carriers, India is considered to be an intermediate endemic zone as per WHO observation. Prevalence of HBV infection among voluntary blood donors indicates the prevalence of carrier state in the population. METHODS: All voluntary blood donors reporting to the blood bank are screened using appropriate enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. This retrospective study was designed for duration of 8 and a half years starting from January of 2010 to june2018.Medical reports of the donors were accessed from the blood bank and were analyzed. RESULTS: Total 46900 donors were screened of which 41805 were males and 5095 were females and the prevalence was estimated by HBsAg positivity which is 0.88|% which well below the Indian average. CONCLUSION: Blood borne infection of HBV continues to occur which calls for superior method of screening.
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Dr. Debjit Chattopadhyay, Dr. Barnik Choudhury
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