Sociodemographic and clinical features related to hepatitis B virus infection among rejected blood donors in Luanda, Angola

Autor: Cruz Sebastião, Victor Pimentel, Domingos Jandondo, António Vigário, Pedro Vienga, Joana Sebastião, Anabela Mateus, Felícia Comandante, Euclides N.M. Sacomboio, Eunice Manico, Deodete Machado, Zinga David, Jocelyne Vasconcelos, Joana Morais
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.22541/au.167889284.46430988/v1
Popis: HBV remains a public health concern. Blood donors screened for HBsAg along with AST/ALT could play a key in providing safe blood products. We investigated the features related to HBV infection among rejected blood donors in Luanda, Angola. This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 164 rejected donors. Donors were screened for HBsAg from March to May 2022. Overall, 63.4% tested positive for HBV. Mean age of the HBV-positive (29.2±8.02) was lower than the HBV-negative (33.9±10.0) (p
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