Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (Oct 2017)

Viral hepatitis infection markers among blood donor in a national hospital of metropolitan Lima

  • Juan Morales,
  • José Fuentes-Rivera,
  • Carlos Delgado-Silva,
  • Hernán Matta-Solis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2017.343.2503
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34, no. 3
pp. 466 – 71

Abstract

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The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of infection markers for hepatitis B and hepatitis C and to identify associated factors in blood donors. The study was carried out using data obtained from blood donor medical records collected in a public hospital in Lima. Of 28,263 individuals analyzed between 2012 and 2015, 0.6% (n=156) were reactive for HBsAg; 5.2% (n=1,465), for anti-HBc; and 0.8% (n=232), for anti-HVC. Positive results for HBsAg (p=0.319) and anti-HVC (p=0.037) were more common in voluntary donors. For HBsAg and anti-HBc, positive results were more common in individuals aged 50 years or older. The number of voluntary donors was higher among individuals younger than 20 years (p0.001). The study indicates that reactivity to hepatitis infection markers is associated with voluntary donation and the age group of blood donors.

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