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Abstract
SEROLOGICAL FINDINGS AMONG FIRST-TIME BLOOD DONORS IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING
D.N. Mbanya, P.M. Ndumbe, D. Takam
Faculty of Medicine, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Blood donation remains a major hindrance to safe blood in most developing countries where the notion of regular benevolent non-remunerated donors is not yet well accepted because of taboo and socio-cultural barriers. In an attempt to identify healthy young blood donors in YaoundÚ, Cameroon, serological screening for transfusion-transmissible infections was performed on 252 apparently healthy first-time donor samples. Screening for HIV; Hepatitis B antigen; Hepatitis C antibodies, HTLV-1 and syphilis were performed using standard techniques. The prevalence of these infections was respectively 7.9%; 10.7%; 4.8%; 1.6% and 9.1%. These findings show that blood transfusion is still a major source of disease transmission including HIV/AIDS and that greater emphasis must be laid on donor sensitisation and tighter criteria for donor selection in this community.
The 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment
Abstract no.
1181
Suggested Citation
" D.N. Mbanya, et al.
SEROLOGICAL FINDINGS AMONG FIRST-TIME BLOOD DONORS IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING.
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The 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment:
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