Prevalence of anti-HCV among volunteer blood donors in Zhoukou
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2014.04.009
- VernacularTitle:周口市无偿献血者抗HCV阳性情况分析
- Author:
Fang SU
;
Hongliang MA
;
Kewei CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
bloodborne disease;
hepatitis C;
blood donation;
epidemiology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2014;(4):226-228
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of anti-HCV positive among volunteer blood donors in Zhouk-ou city. Methods A total of 200 950 blood specimens from voluntary blood donors in Zhoukou from 2007 to 2012 were detected for anti-HCV by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,results were ana-lyzed. Results The total positive rate of anti-HCV was 0.21% (416/200 950),there were significant difference in positive rates of anti-HCV among populations of different genders,ages and educational background(χ2= 24.01 , 142.31,45.8,respectively,allP<0.01),the positive rate of anti-HCV in female was higher than that of male ([0.27% ,205/75 658]vs [0.17% ,211/125 292]);the positive rate of anti-HCV was the lowest in donors aged 21-30 years (0.06% ,38/63 719),and highest in donors aged>40 years (0.33% ,162/48 871);the lower donors re-ceived education,the higher positive rate of anti-HCV they had,the positive rate of anti-HCV in donors with j unior high school education was 0.26% (107/41 154). The positive rate of anti-HCV in blood donors decreased gradually from 2007 to 2012(χ2= 14.576,P<0.05).Conclusion The positive rate of anti-HCV is low in voluntary blood do-nors in Zhoukou and is significantly different among different populations.
