[
    {
        "id": "osp-2480",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "The Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Blood Donors in Pakistan: A Retrospective Study",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Bhatti",
                "given": "Mahwish Majid"
            },
            {
                "family": "Junaid",
                "given": "Ayesha"
            },
            {
                "family": "Sadiq",
                "given": "Fouzia"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/the-prevalence-of-transfusion-transmitted-infections-among-blood-donors-in-pakistan-a-retrospective-study",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2022
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2022.65",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of blood transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs), among blood donors in Pakistan, specifically HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis, and malaria. Methods: Data records of all registered blood donors (n = 120 968) during 2008–2019, at a blood transfusion center in a tertiary care hospital were assessed. Frequency of the seropositive donors for HIV, HCV, HBV, syphilis, and malaria was analyzed. Results: The overall age range of the donors was 25–65 years. Nearly all were male (99.0%). HCV, syphilis, and malaria were more prevalent among those aged 26–35 years. Most donors (81.1%) were residents of Islamabad city. The infection with the highest prevalence among the screened blood donors was HCV (1.5%; 95% CI: 0.423–0.661) followed by syphilis (0.8%; 95% CI: 1.149–1.432). HCV and syphilis were most frequently observed in blood group B positive (B+) donors while HIV was more common in those who were O+. The frequency of co-infection of syphilis with HCV and HIV was 0.02% and 0.01%, respectively. Conclusions: Among male blood donors, the most prevalent TTI infection was HCV followed by HIV; the latter is on the rise. HCV and syphilis are the most frequent co-infections."
    }
]