ABSTRACT
The incidence of HBsAg in random blood donors was found to be twice that of the prisoner population. The anti-HBe however, was about twice that in the prisoners when compared with the random blood donors. Both the random blood donors and the prisoners had similar incidence of HBeAg. The percentage frequency of HBsAg positivity with anti-HBe positivity was also similar in both groups. The 18 normal non-blood donors did not have HBsAg, HBeAg or anti-HBe.
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Blood Donors , Hepatitis B Antibodies/analysis , Hepatitis B Antigens/analysis , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis , Hepatitis B e Antigens/analysis , Humans , Malaysia , PrisonersABSTRACT
Serum ferritin and haemoglobin estimates were carried out on 78 first time blood donors with a view to determining iron store status. Of these 30 were Malays, 20 were Chinese and 28 were Indians. The ferritin level in Malay donors ranged from 16-160 mg/ml (mean 83 +/- 49.4 mg/ml in chinese donors is ranged from 36-500 mg/ml (mean 242.8 +/- 132 mg/ml), and in the Indian donors it ranged from 5 - 270 mg/ml (mean 94.6 +/- 67.9 mg/ml). The haemoglobin concentration for the whole group was 14.9 +/- 1.49 g/dl. There was no correlation of haemoglobin concentration with serum ferritin levels.
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Blood Donors , China/ethnology , Ferritins/blood , Hemoglobins/analysis , Humans , India/ethnology , Malaysia , Male , RadioimmunoassaySubject(s)
Blood Banks/organization & administration , Blood Donors , Blood Group Antigens , Blood Transfusion , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Developing Countries , Ethnicity , Hemophilia A/therapy , Hepatitis B Core Antigens/analysis , Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis , Humans , Isoantibodies/analysis , Malaysia , Rural Population , Tropical MedicineABSTRACT
A study of Kuala Lumpur blood donors for HBsAG, anti-HBc and DNA polymeraes showed that 5.5% in the sample population was positive for HBsAG, 50.1% for anti-HBc and 10.1% for DNA polymerase activity. There was no significant difference of the HBsAG among the Malay, Chinese and Indian groups. However, a significant difference was observed for the anti-HBc and DNA polymerase activity between the Indian and the Malay/Chinese groups. Both analysis were significantly lower in the Indians but there was no significant difference between the Chinese and the Malays.