Viral hepatitis infection markers among blood donor in a national hospital of metropolitan lima

• Autores: Morales, Juan, Fuentes Rivera, José, Delgado Silva, Carlos, Matta Solis, Hernán
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
• Repositorio: UCH-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uch.edu.pe:uch/310
• Enlace del recurso: http://repositorio.uch.edu.pe/handle/uch/310; http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2017.343.2503; https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/2503
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Blood donor; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Blood; Peru

The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of infection markers for hepatitis B and hepatitis C and to identify associated factors in blood donors. The study was carried out using data obtained from blood donor medical records collected in a public hospital in Lima. Of 28,263 individuals analyzed between 2012 and 2015, 0.6% (n=156) were reactive for HBsAg; 5.2% (n=1,465), for anti-HBc; and 0.8% (n=232), for anti-HVC. Positive results for HBsAg (p=0.319) and anti-HVC (p=0.037) were more common in voluntary donors. For HBsAg and anti-HBc, positive results were more common in individuals aged 50 years or older. The number of voluntary donors was higher among individuals younger than 20 years (p<0.001). The study indicates that reactivity to hepatitis infection markers is associated with voluntary donation and the age group of blood donors.