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Objectives: Blood transfusion service is one of the key components of health care system. However, the life of transfusion recipients is at risk due to development of Transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI) such as HIV, HBV and HCV. This study was conducted to determine seroprevalence of TTIs among blood donors. Methods: Aretrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the blood bank of tertiary care hospital. Data was collected from records of blood bank from January 2016 to December 2020. Blood units were screened by ELISAfor HIV, HBVand HCV. Results: A total of 7108 donors were screened out of which majority were males 6928(97.48%). Total 1670(23.49%) were voluntary donors and 5438 (76.50%) were replacement donors. Seroprevalence of HIV, HBVand HCVwas 0.08%, 1.125%, and 1.80% respectively. Conclusion: Proper selection and testing of donor's blood by using standard methods should be done to ensure safety of recipients |
