Abstract
Introduction: Transfusion of blood and blood components is life saving but it has life threatening hazards also. Transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) continue to be a great threat to the safety of transfusions all over the world. The present study aimed at the evaluation of the prevalence and trends of various TTIs in the blood bank in rural area of Solapur district, Maharashtra, India.
Material and Methods: This was a retrospective study over a period of three years from January 2015 to December 2017. We studied the frequency, age and gender wise distribution as well as the year wise trend of seroprevalence of various TTIs in the blood donors at our blood bank.
Results: Total 21,207 blood donors of both sexes were included in the study out of which 683 (3.22%) were seropositive. The seropositivity for Hepatitis B was highest, 2.41% followed by Hepatitis C 0.46%, Syphilis 0.19%, HIV 0.14% and malaria 0%. The seropositivity in males was 98.39% and in females 1.61%. Highest seropositivity was in the age group 18- 31 years. There was no case of coinfection. The study showed a declining trend for all the TTIs over the three year period.
Conclusion: Voluntary blood donations, strict donor selection and screening for TTIs are crucial for decreasing the prevalence of TTIs and thereby increasing the blood safety.
Keywords: Transmission transmitted infections, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV.
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Corresponding Author
Mugdha Pradeep Kulkarni
Blood Bank, Ashwini Rural Medical College,
Hospital and Research Center, Kumbhari, Solapur
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i4.20
