Sero-prevalence of Hbs Ag, HCV and HIV Among Blood Donors in Three Blood Bank Centers in Sana'a City: Yemen - Sero-prevalence of Hbs Ag, HCV and HIV Among Blood Donors in Three Blood Bank Centers in Sana'a City: Yemen - Open Access Pub

Objective: To determine the current prevalence of HBs Ag, Anti-HCV Ab and anti-HIV Abamong blood donors. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in three blood banks centers in Sana'a city. During the study period from January to November 2016, 11374 blood donor specimens were subjected for detection anti-HBs Ag, anti-HCV and anti-HIV, by using Cobas e 411analyzer. Results: The overall prevalence of HBs Ag, HCV and HIV among blood donors was (1.9%), (1.0%) and (0.3%) respectively. Out of 11374 blood donors screened, 11249 (98.9%) were males and 125 (1.1%) were females with mean of age 30 years. While, (1.6%), (0.9) and (0.0%) of females were seropositve for HBs Ag, HCV and HIV respectively. High prevalence rate of HBs Ag and HCV found among the age group more than 55(5.7%, 2.0%) and 26-35 years old (1.9%, 1.1%) respectively. Conclusion: This study revealed less prevalence rate of HBs Ag, HCV and HIV among blood donors. To determine the current prevalence of HBs Ag, Anti-HCV Ab and anti-HIV Abamong blood donors. This descriptive study was conducted in three blood banks centers in Sana'a city. During the study period from January to November 2016, 11374 blood donor specimens were subjected for detection anti-HBs Ag, anti-HCV and anti-HIV, by using Cobas e 411analyzer. The overall prevalence of HBs Ag, HCV and HIV among blood donors was (1.9%), (1.0%) and (0.3%) respectively. Out of 11374 blood donors screened, 11249 (98.9%) were males and 125 (1.1%) were females with mean of age 30 years. While, (1.6%), (0.9) and (0.0%) of females were seropositve for HBs Ag, HCV and HIV respectively. High prevalence rate of HBs Ag and HCV found among the age group more than 55(5.7%, 2.0%) and 26-35 years old (1.9%, 1.1%) respectively. This study revealed less prevalence rate of HBs Ag, HCV and HIV among blood donors. DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-17-1853 Blood transfusions can save the life and recover the health, but it also increases the risk of blood borne infections to the recipients. However, many of patients do not have opportunities access to achieve safe blood transfusions, and every person must have equal access to safe blood. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis infections are public health problems that share similar routes of transmission, such as sexual intercourse, blood or blood products transfusion, sharing needles, intravenous drug use, and maternally 1, 2 Other agents, namely transfusion transmitted virus (TTV), SENV (SEN virus), Human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8), Hepatitis G Virus (HGV),