[Assessment of HIV prevalence in blood donors in Kermanshah province, 2005]

ABSTRACT

Five to ten percent of new HIV infected cases, attributed to the transfusion of unsafe blood and blood products. The present study was conducted on blood donors in Kermanshah province to find the prevalence of HIV infection between these individuals. Data was collected by a form in two sections of demographic information and results of screening test for the present of HIV and other infections transfer through blood transfusion during first 6 months of 2008. Blood samples were tested using ELISA and Western blot. Data were analyzed during SPSS software and X2 test. Eleven out of 22354 blood unit donated were positive for HIV by ELISA test. Using Western blot three infected patients [%0.05] of HIV was confirmed