Epidemiological Profile of Treponema pallidum Infection in Blood Donors Candidates at Moba, Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.4 No.3, March 2017

Epidemiological Profile of Treponema pallidum Infection in Blood Donors Candidates at Moba, Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of Congo ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103420 964 Downloads 2,143 Views Citations

Author(s)

Bukasa Héman Kabemba^1,2,3*, Ebondo Patrick Kasendue³, Muteba André Shiku^4,5, Nsomue Gentil Kabingie⁶, Mposhi Djolin Ngiele³, Tshite John Kitengie³, Kibambe Jérôme Kahenga^2,7, Kabiswe Joelle Pungue⁸

Affiliation(s)

¹Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kalemie, Kalemie, Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Institute of Congo, Moba, Democratic Republic of Congo.
³Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubao, Lubao, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁴Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Tshofa, Tshofa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁵Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kamana, Kamana, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kabinda, Kabinda, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁷Medical Laboratory Service, Katele Health Reference Center of Moba-Port, Moba, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁸Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kalemie, Kalemie, Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT

In sub-Saharan Africa, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and transfusiontransmissible infections (TTIs) are a public health problem. Among them, we find the syphilis that the recipient of blood might contract in the absence of serological tests in the donor. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and profile of the individual at risk for transmission of Treponema pallidum among blood donation candidates. This is a single-center, retrospective and descriptive cross-sectional study over a period from 2015 to 2016 at the Katele Health Reference Center of Moba-Port in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The use of Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) was required for the detection of anti-treponematosis antibodies. The Epi Info 7.1 software was used to analyze the data at the significant threshold of p 0.05. Of 752 blood donors tested, 62.8% were male and the mean age was 30.3 ± 6.9 years with extremes ranging from 18 to 43 years. Family, replacement donors were the most encountered (93.7%). The seroprevalence of the Treponema pallidum infection in blood donation candidates was 5.2%. Age (18 to 30 years) was significantly associated with the risk of transmission of syphilis in the recipient of the blood (OR = 4.4; 95% CI [1.86-10.24]; p-value 0.005). In 0.9% of cases, an association with HIV was encountered. The risk of contracting syphilis after transfusion remains high in our environment. It is mandatory to continue to research the Treponema pallidum in the serum of any blood donor. Education of the population on prevention of sexually transmitted infections and transfusion safety measures (especially during the donor screening phase) should be strengthened.

KEYWORDS

Blood Donors, Blood Safety, Syphilis

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Kabemba, B. , Kasendue, E. , Shiku, M. , Kabingie, N. , Ngiele, M. , Kitengie, T. , Kahenga, K. and Pungue, K. (2017) Epidemiological Profile of Treponema pallidum Infection in Blood Donors Candidates at Moba, Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Open Access Library Journal, 4, 1-13. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1103420.

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