Kerkük Devlet Hastanesinde Kan Donörleri Arasında Hepatit B, Hepatit C, HIV ve VDRL Seropozitifliği

Objectives: Alarming seropositivity rates for Hepatitis B and C are reported in Kirkuk city.Transfusion of contaminated blood is an important cause of Hepatitis B and C spread in this region. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalance of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and VDRL among healthy blood donors in central blood bank in Kirkuk and to determine whether the trend of seropositivity is on the decline as indicated by previous studies. We acknowledge all the staff members of blood bank unit in General Kirkuk Hospital for their technical support during data collection. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study is an analysis of database at central blood bank in General Kirkuk Hospital from1st September 2012 to 30th March 2013 .It was carried out on 1000 blood donors selected randomly, irrespective of gender. The patients' age ranged from 18-65 years. Results: Of the 1000 donors selected randomly, it was reported that seroprevalance of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and VDRL was respectively; 0.40%, 1.6%, and 1.90%. No case of HIV was reported in this study. Conclusion: It is recommended that blood should be screened properly by most recent techniques prior to transfusion to the patients.