Authors:
M. Uchejeso Obeta, O. Favour Barnabas, O. Dorcas Deko, O. Jane Barnabas

Addresses:
1,2,3,4, Department of Medical Laboratory Management, Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. uchejesoobeta@gmail.com1, favourbarnabas79@gmail.com2, dekokemi@yahoo.com3, barnabasjane595@gmail.com4

Abstract:

Transfusion transmissible Viruses (TTVs) are potential pathogens transmitted in donated blood through a transfusion to a recipient. TTVs can cause life-threatening diseases such as liver damage and immune breakdown. This research was therefore carried out to determine the prevalence of TTVs among blood donors at Our Lady of Apostles Hospital Jos. Samples were collected and examined accordingly. It was observed that Out of the 30 samples of blood donors examined, 3 of the samples were positive with prevalence of (10.0%) while 27 of them were negative. The highest isolated TTV was Hepatitis C, with a prevalence of 3(3.3%), while HIV and Hepatitis B viruses were negative 0(0.0%), respectively. Males have the highest number of transfusion transmissible viruses with a prevalence of 2(6.7%), while females have 1(3.3%). Within 18-28, 2 were positive, 2(6.7%), while one person under 29-39 had transfusion transmissible virus at the rate of 1(3.3%). The isolation of 10.0% of TTVs from 30 blood donors stresses the need for all the laboratories to strengthen proper screening protocol of blood and other blood products against HIV Hepatitis (B and C) before transfusion.

Keywords: Transfusion Transmissible Viruses; Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C; Hepatitis E; Supply and Safety; Supply and Protecting Patient Health; Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (TTIS).

Received on: 29/12/2023, Revised on: 03/02/2024, Accepted on: 12/03/2024, Published on: 01/06/2024

DOI: 10.69888/FTSHSL.2024.000172

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Health Science Letters, 2024 Vol. 2 No. 2, Pages: 56-68

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