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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Lebanon, 1997-2003
American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 34, No. 4, Year 2006
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The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was determined among 16,084 blood donors (14,993 males; mean age, 31.7 ± 8.2 years and 1084 females; mean age, 31.4 ± 8.2 years) in the period 1997-2003. Of the donors screened, 149 were HBsAg positive (0.926%), and 65 were anti-HCV positive (0.404%). There was a steady decline in HBsAg prevalence from 1.56% (1997) to 0.33% (2003) and in anti-HCV from 1.22% (1997) to 0.16% (2003). Females had a higher prevalence of anti-HCV (P = .031) and HBsAg (P = .047). Results obtained are of value in light of the occurrence of HBV and HCV transmission by nonparenteral routes. © 2006 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Irani-Hakimé, Noha A.
Lebanon, Beirut
St. Georges University Hospital
Musharrafieh, Umayya M.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Samaha, Hanady Rafic
Lebanon, Beirut
St. Georges University Hospital
Almawi, Wassim Y.
Bahrain, Manama
Arabian Gulf University
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ajic.2005.06.009
ISSN:
01966553
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female