Prevalence Of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen And Hepatitis B Core Antibody Among Prospective Blood Donors In Abuja, Nigeria
Journal: HOFA: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (Vol.1, No. 2)Publication Date: 2018-05-25
Authors : Dike Kingsley Ugochukwu; Dr Ben Ikerionwu; Lovett Lawson; John Samson; Bimba Ndubuwa; Ohaeri Nnaemeka;
Page : 30-38
Keywords : Abuja; anti-HBc; HBsAg; Nigeria; pre-transfusion screening; Prevalence;
Abstract
Hepatitis B (HB) virus (HBV) remains a major risk factor for safe blood use. Compulsory pre- transfusion screening for HB core antibody (anti-HBc) to detect occult HBV infection in HB surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative persons and prevent post-transfusion HBV infection in the target area is an unmet need. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of HBsAg and anti-HBc in prospective blood donors in Abuja, Nigeria and determine their association with age, gender, marital status (MS) and education. The research adopted the principle of enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) method for the evaluation of the presence of Total anti-HBc positivity and HBsAg-status among blood donors; and analysed their association with age, gender, MS and education using chi -squared (X 2 ) test. The results were presented in simple tables and figures. A total of 300 individuals participated in the study. The p-value was set at P<0.05 as significant level. Data for 300 participants were analysed with male:female dominant ratio of 24:1, recording prevalence of 7.7% (HBsAg+) and 17.7% (anti-HBc). Age group 25-34 years had the highest prevalence: 3.7% for HBsAg+ and 8.3%for anti-HBc; participants with formal education had higher prevalence for HBsAg+ (6.7%), anti- HBc (14.3%) than informal education (1.0% and 3.3%) respectively. Married participants recorded higher prevalence for HBsAg+(6.0%) and anti-HBc (14.0%) than unmarried participants (1.7% and 3.6%) respectively. Anti-HBc positive without HBsAg-positivity was recorded among 10% of the participants. There was no significant association between prevalence of the markers and the demographic variables studied. The high prevalence of anti-HBc (17.7%) among HBsAg+(7.7%) and (10%) among HBsAg-negative noticed in this study showed that the virus is actively replicating in chronic HBV carriers and persistently enhancing silent spread within the population in the target area.
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