Screening of Hepatitis C Virus among Blood Donors in the Central Blood Bank, Wad Medani Teaching Hospital - Gezira State, Sudan

Elhaj E M Y

Elhaj E M Y

Keywords: Hepatitis C, Blood Bank, ELISA, blood donors, Vaccination

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major worldwide public health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3% of the world's populations are chronically infected with HCV, most of these cases occur in Africa. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence Hepatitis C Viruses among blood donors attending to the Central Blood Bank in Wad Medani Teaching Hospital. This study was conducted during the period from 2012-2015. One thousand blood samples were collected. The mean age of the subjects was 28 1± 6.2 with a range between 18 and 49 years of age. When the selected subjects were screened for HCV by ELISA, only 2/1000 (0.2%) tested positive. This study concludes that the prevalence rate of HCV among blood donors in Wad Medani Blood Bank is 0.2%. Vaccination of HCV for the negative blood donors in is thence recommended.

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