Sociodemographic and clinical features related to hepatitis B virus infection among rejected blood donors in Luanda, Angola.
Angola
HBV infection
HBsAg
blood donors
liver damage
Journal
Health science reports
ISSN: 2398-8835
Titre abrégé: Health Sci Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101728855
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
23
04
2024
revised:
12
07
2024
accepted:
19
07
2024
medline:
7
8
2024
pubmed:
7
8
2024
entrez:
7
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a public health concern. Blood donors screened for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) along with aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) could play a key in providing safe blood products. We investigated the features related to HBV infection among rejected blood donors in Luanda, Angola. This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 164 rejected donors. Donors were screened for HBsAg from March to May 2022. Overall, 63.4% tested positive for HBV. The mean age of the HBV-positive (29.2 ± 8.02) was lower than the HBV-negative (33.9 ± 10.0) ( Our findings indicated the failure of viral hepatitis control measures. Authorities should consider including HBV nucleic acid testing to ensure early identification of HBV in Angola.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a public health concern. Blood donors screened for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) along with aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) could play a key in providing safe blood products. We investigated the features related to HBV infection among rejected blood donors in Luanda, Angola.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 164 rejected donors. Donors were screened for HBsAg from March to May 2022. Overall, 63.4% tested positive for HBV.
Results
UNASSIGNED
The mean age of the HBV-positive (29.2 ± 8.02) was lower than the HBV-negative (33.9 ± 10.0) (
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Our findings indicated the failure of viral hepatitis control measures. Authorities should consider including HBV nucleic acid testing to ensure early identification of HBV in Angola.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39108675
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.2287
pii: HSR22287
pmc: PMC11300953
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e2287Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.