Seroprevalence of HIV and hepatitis C co-infection among blood donors in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

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dc.contributor.authorKarki, Surendraen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Prakashen_US
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Bishnu Rajen_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Ashish Chandraen_US
dc.contributor.authorGautam, Avhishekhen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajkarnikar, Manitaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T15:29:22Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T15:29:22Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-28en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractWe assessed the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in different categories of blood donors and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection rate. A total of 33,255 blood samples were screened for HIV using a third generation ELISA test at the Central Blood Transfusion Service, Nepal Red Cross Society, Kathmandu from December 2006 to September 2007. The seroprevalence of HIV was 0.19% (95% CI= 0.15-0.25) and co-infection with HCV was found in 10.8% (95% CI= 4.4-20.9). There were no significant differences in HIV seroprevalence among the different categories of age, sex, type of donation and time of donation. The study revealed a relatively lower seroprevalence of HIV among blood donors in Kathmandu Valley than reported earlier but a higher HCV co-infection rate. The similar seroprevalence between first time and repeat donors suggests the need for more improved donor education and counselling.en_US
dc.description.affiliationCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal. surendra.karki@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationKarki S, Ghimire P, Tiwari BR, Shrestha AC, Gautam A, Rajkarnikar M. Seroprevalence of HIV and hepatitis C co-infection among blood donors in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2009 Jan; 40(1): 66-70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/32908
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2009-40-1/10-4390.pdfen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of HIV and hepatitis C co-infection among blood donors in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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