Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B among Blood Donors in Mbuji-Mayi, “Case of Dipumba General Hospital” (DRC) - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.4 No.3, March 2017

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B among Blood Donors in Mbuji-Mayi, “Case of Dipumba General Hospital” (DRC) ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103503 865 Downloads 1,890 Views Citations

Author(s)

Ciamala Mukendi Paul^1*, Kanyiki Katala Moise², Banza Ndala Deca Blood², Ntumba Mukendi Kennedy¹, Jean Mukendi Mukendi Réne¹, Kolela Kolela Alain¹, Kaya Tompa Brigitte¹, Gabriel Mbuyi Lubemba¹, Bukasa Lumbayi Laurent¹, Kabamba Nzaji Michel³

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Teaching and Administration in Nursing, Nursing Section, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Mbuji-Mayi, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Department of Epidemiology, Community Health Section, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Mbuji-Mayi, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
³Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kamina, Kamina, Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT

Seroprevalence among blood donors is a major public health problem, both in developed and developing countries, in its magnitude. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in blood donors. This is a descriptive study carried out in the city of Mbuji-Mayi at the General Hospital of Dipumba in blood donors (family, volunteer and remunerated) recorded from 01/to31/December 2016; the data were collected in a transverse fashion. The following observations were made: During the study period, 1584 blood donors were registered. After analyzing the data, the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in blood donors was 2.2%, 77.8% were male (sex ratio M/F 3.5 and voluntary donors were 50.4%.

KEYWORDS

Seroprevalence, Hepatitis B, Donors, Mbuji-Mayi

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Paul, C. , Moise, K. , Blood, B. , Kennedy, N. , Réne, J. , Alain, K. , Brigitte, K. , Lubemba, G. , Laurent, B. and Michel, K. (2017) Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B among Blood Donors in Mbuji-Mayi, “Case of Dipumba General Hospital” (DRC). Open Access Library Journal, 4, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1103503.

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