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:: Volume 2, Issue 7 (Winter-blood saftey supplement 2006) ::
Sci J Iran Blood Transfus Organ 2006, 2(7): 373-378 Back to browse issues page
Evaluation of demographic characteristics and hepatitis B,C and HIV prevalence among blood donors in Jahrom
Emamghorashi F. , Fathi G.H. , Mohtashami A.
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  Abstract

  

 Background and Objectives

 Evaluation of demography and prevalence of HBsAg, HCV and HIV in blood donors in Jahrom was the goal of this study.

 

  Materials and Methods

 Data includeing age, sex, job, education level, underlying diseases, serologic tests (HBsAg, HCV, HIV) were obtained from files of blood donors who referred to blood center in Jahrom during 2001-2003.

 

 Results

 The average age of blood donors was 32.52±5.6 92.2% of them were male. Most of the blood donors (71.9%) were rural inhabitants. Having free jobs (43.5%) and being government employees (14.5%) were the most frequent job categories.The prevalence of HBsAg and HCV was 0.4 and 0.3% respectively. No case of HIV was detected.

 

 Conclusions

 Age and sex distribution of blood donors in present study was similar to other studies, but job and education frequency was different. The prevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV was lower than others parts of the world.

  

 Key words: Demography, Blood donor, HBV , HCV , HIV

Keywords: Demography, Blood donor, HBV, HCV, HIV
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Published: 2014/08/19
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Emamghorashi F., Fathi G.H., Mohtashami A.. Evaluation of demographic characteristics and hepatitis B,C and HIV prevalence among blood donors in Jahrom. Sci J Iran Blood Transfus Organ 2006; 2 (7) :373-378
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Volume 2, Issue 7 (Winter-blood saftey supplement 2006) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه پژوهشی خون Scientific Journal of Iran Blood Transfus Organ
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