Seroprevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C infection among blood donors in Vijayapur District, Karnataka, India – A retrospective study.

Abstract

This retrospective study was undertaken to known the Seroprevalence of HIV and HCV viral infections among blood donors of both sexes over a period of 2 years from January 2011 to December 2012. A total 3535 blood donors of both sexes of were selected. 5ml blood was collected in a plain, sterile bottle. Sera separated by centrifugation analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and alternatively by rapid assays at Blood Bank of BLDE Shri B M Patil Medical college, Hospital and Research Centre Vijaypur. We found that prevalent of transfusion transmitted infections about 2.43% Male predominant amongst male donors i.e.1.78% of HBsAg compared to HIV 0.14% and , HCV 0.23% respectively. Amongst female donors i.e. 0.17% of HBsAg compared to HIV 0.17% and , HCV 0.35% respectively. No donor was found with positive for syphilis and malaria. By this study we conclude that it would be possible screen a large population of donors for prevalence of HIV and HCV, and creating awareness among population about transfusion transmissible infection would lead to an effective control of transfusion transmissible infections.