Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus among blood donors in a rural Ethiopian hospital

Trop Doct. 2008 Jul;38(3):182-3. doi: 10.1258/td.2007.070038.

Abstract

We describe our experience of the HIV seroprevalence among blood donors in a rural general hospital in Ethiopia during an eight-year period (January 1998-December 2006). From 3305 blood donors screened, 51 (1.4%) were positive for HIV antibodies.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Donors*
  • Ethiopia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • HIV Antibodies / blood*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • HIV-2 / immunology*
  • Hospitals, Rural*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Sex Distribution

Substances

  • HIV Antibodies