Title |
Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana (2009)
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-5-115 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Julius Tieroyaare Dongdem, Sylvanus Kampo, Ireneous N Soyiri, Patrick Nsobila Asebga, Juventus B Ziem, Kenneth Sagoe |
Abstract |
Despite education and availability of drugs and vaccines, hepatitis B virus (HBV) is still the most common severe liver infection in the world accounting for >1 million annual deaths worldwide. Transfusion of infected blood, unprotected sex and mother to child transmission are 3 key transmission routes of HBV in Ghana. There is high incidence of blood demanding health situations in northern Ghana resulting from anemia, accidents, malnutrition, etc. The higher the demand, the higher the possibility of transmitting HBV through infected blood. The aim of the investigation was to estimate the prevalence of HBV in blood donors which will provide justification for interventions that will help minimize or eliminate HBV infection in Ghana. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 214 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 40 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 38 | 18% |
Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 11% |
Researcher | 14 | 6% |
Lecturer | 8 | 4% |
Other | 19 | 9% |
Unknown | 74 | 34% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 23% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 16% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
Other | 23 | 11% |
Unknown | 78 | 36% |