Prevalence of Transfusion-Transmissible Infections (TTI’s) in Blood Donors in District Faisalabad
Muhammad Haris Baig
Hameer Khan Khaskheli
Farah Abid
Sameen Shahid
Nighat Batool
Nouman Shahzad
Afifa
Bareera Arshad
Abu Bakar Murtaza
Muhammad Huzaifa
Alina Ahmed
Abstract
Objective: The evaluation of current prevalence rate Transfusion-Transmissible Infections (TTIs) in blood donors in district Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Study Design: Descriptive method is the design of study
Place of the Study: Department of AHP, GCUF.
Duration of the Study: January 2024 - May 2024
Material and method: Blood donors who qualified for blood donation criteria were screened for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Syphilis and HIV and Malaria antigen-antibody combination by ICT or chemical luminescent Immunoassay by Mindray CL-900i. All reactive TTI donors were informed and guided to consult with the medical physicians. Descriptive statistics including significance of association were evaluated.
Results: The prevalence of these five (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, HIV and Malaria) among blood donors was estimated to be 3.58% out of 5000 sample/donors. Hepatitis B (0.7%), Hepatitis C (1.3%), Syphilis (1.3%), HIV (0.2%) and Malaria (0.1%) respectively.