Prevalence of HBS Ag virus, anti-hepatitis C virus and anti-HIV among volunteer blood donor in Taiz private hospital, Yemen Republic

ABSTRACT

This sero-epidemiological cross sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection and HIV virus among volunteered blood donors [VBD] in Taiz private hospital, Yemen Republic. The prevalence of HB sAg was 7% and the prevalence in males is double that of females .Prevalence was increasing with age and those settled in rural areas showed nearly double prevalence to those settled urban areas [48/69 Vs 21/69].The HBV prevalence was significantly related to history of previous surgery [p-.0002 after adjustment, odds 3.1]. The prevalence of HCV was about 1% [10 cases only] with one third of them was consistent, with studies done in Sana'a indicating that HBV is the commonest among blood donors. Vaccination campaign, population education about HBV mode of transmission will help in decrease its carrier state. About cases HIV was not reported in this study