Seroprevalence and trends of transfusion transmitted infections at Harar blood bank in Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia: eight years retrospective study

• DOI: 10.1186/s12878-018-0115-2
• Publication Date: 2018-09-16T04:52:56Z
• Authors: Zelalem Teklemariam; Habtamu Mitiku; Fitsum Weldegebreal
• Keywords: Seroprevalence; Blood bank; Hepatitis C

The use of unscreened blood exposes the patient to many transfusion transmitted infections including Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), C virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency (HIV), and syphilis, among others. Thus, demands for meticulous pre-transfusion testing screening. Trends are important take appropriate measures on bank services. Therefore aim this study was assess seroprevalence trends at Harar in Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia from 2008 2015.