Title
Hepatitis B and C prevalence in a blood bank at general hospital in Callao, Peru
Other title
[Prevalencia de hepatitis B y C en el banco de sangre de un hospital en Callao, Perú]
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alvarez L.
Melgarejo-García G.
Berto G.
Montes Teves P.
Monge E.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of sero positivity for HBsAg, Anti-HBcAg and AntiHVC in the blood bank of Hospital Daniel Carrion during the period 2010 - 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Potential donors who met the inclusion criteria were included. Sociodemographic factors, risk behaviors were gathered. A descriptive analysis was performed with STATA 14. RESULTS: 13,887 potential blood donors of the HNDAC between January 2010 and December 2012 were identified. The population's mean was 37 years, 32% were women. 897 potential positive blood donors were identified. The prevalence of HBsAg was 0.55%; Anti-HBcAg, 5.15%; and Anti-HVC, 1.25%. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of positive serology for HBsAg was similar to the previous reports and Anti-HVC was higher than the prevalence reported in our country.
Start page
346
End page
349
Volume
37
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053349201
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
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