Volume 11, Issue 3, June 2015, Pages 816–820
Haider Saadoon Qasim Alhilfi1, Redha Alwan Hasan Alhashimi2, and Rasha Khalil Abudaljalil Alsaad3
1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Missan, Iraq
2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Missan, Iraq
3 Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Original language: English
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) both of them are established causes of post transfusion hepatitis which considered as the commonest causes of chronic liver disease in the several regions of the world. To estimate the prevalence of HBV and HCV among blood donors in Missan governorate. A cross sectional study was conducted in Missan governorate and the data collected from records of blood bank during 2010-2012. A total of 36620 blood donors were selected. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus was 0.12% (44) while the hepatitis C virus prevalence was 0.09% (34), both of HBV and HCV were most common in male and in urban area. A decline in trend of hepatitis B and C virus during 2010-2012 was shown in the study. We concluded that the prevalence of HBV and BCV was lower than other studies that were conducted in Iraq. There is increasing in public awareness about hepatitis infection.
Author Keywords: Hepatitis, Seroprevalence, HBV, HCV, Transfusion, donor, cirrhosis, chronic liver disease.
Haider Saadoon Qasim Alhilfi1, Redha Alwan Hasan Alhashimi2, and Rasha Khalil Abudaljalil Alsaad3
1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Missan, Iraq
2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Missan, Iraq
3 Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) both of them are established causes of post transfusion hepatitis which considered as the commonest causes of chronic liver disease in the several regions of the world. To estimate the prevalence of HBV and HCV among blood donors in Missan governorate. A cross sectional study was conducted in Missan governorate and the data collected from records of blood bank during 2010-2012. A total of 36620 blood donors were selected. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus was 0.12% (44) while the hepatitis C virus prevalence was 0.09% (34), both of HBV and HCV were most common in male and in urban area. A decline in trend of hepatitis B and C virus during 2010-2012 was shown in the study. We concluded that the prevalence of HBV and BCV was lower than other studies that were conducted in Iraq. There is increasing in public awareness about hepatitis infection.
Author Keywords: Hepatitis, Seroprevalence, HBV, HCV, Transfusion, donor, cirrhosis, chronic liver disease.
How to Cite this Article
Haider Saadoon Qasim Alhilfi, Redha Alwan Hasan Alhashimi, and Rasha Khalil Abudaljalil Alsaad, “Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Among Blood Donors in Missan Governorate - Iraq,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 816–820, June 2015.
