Transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Ghana: A 3‐year multicentered health facility‐based retrospective study

Transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) remain a major health challenge particularly in developing countries. Here, we present a multicentered hospital‐based retrospective study on the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors of TTIs in Ghana. Data on blood donors from four health facilities,...

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Published in:Health science reports 2023-11, Vol.6 (11), p.e1681-n/a
Main Authors: Walana, Williams, Vicar, Ezekiel K., Kuugbee, Eugene D., Dari, Isaac, Bichenlib, Grace, Aneba, Christian N., Hinneh, Kwasi N., Yabasin, Iddrisu B., Issaka, Koray N., Danso, Michael O., Amoatey, Theophilus N., Ziem, Juventus B.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Blood & organ donations
Blood transfusions
Data collection
Demography
Developing countries
Epidemiology
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
General Medicine
Genetics and Genomics
HBV
HCV
Health facilities
Hematology
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunology
Infections
Infectious Diseases
Laboratories
LDCs
Oncology
Original Research
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pharmacology and Pharmacy
Population
Public Health
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Syphilis
T. pallidum
transfusion transmissible infections
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Summary:Transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) remain a major health challenge particularly in developing countries. Here, we present a multicentered hospital‐based retrospective study on the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors of TTIs in Ghana. Data on blood donors from four health facilities, namely Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital (Oti region), Weija‐Gbawe Municipal Hospital (Greater Accra region), SDA Hospital (Northern region) and Wa Municipal Hospital (Upper West region) were extracted and analyzed. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were applied to compare sociodemographic data with TTI status. A total of 6094 blood donors were included in this study, and 2% were females. The overall prevalence of TTIs was 21.0% (1232/5868). Specifically, the prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis was 6.6% (385/5868), 4.9% (286/5830), 2.9% (168/5867), and 6.8% (393/5739), respectively. Wa dominated in all the viral agents considered in this study, while the Oti region recorded the highest prevalence in T. pallidum. The odds of HBV infection was 3.1 (p = 0.008) among first‐time donors, while that for HCV was 2.8 (p = 0.042). For rural dwellers, donors significantly had T. pallidum (p 
ISSN:2398-8835
2398-8835
DOI:10.1002/hsr2.1681