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Transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Ghana: A 3-year multicentered health facility-based retrospective study.
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- Prevalence of hepatitis C viral infection in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Phenotypic and Allelic Frequencies of ABO and Rh(D) Blood Antigens in Ghana: A Systematic Review.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Pooled it
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- The Issue of Screening for Transfusion-Transmitted Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa Presents Several Challenges: A Review.Advances in hematology · 2025Review
- Deferrals for Low Haemoglobin and Anaemia Among First-Time Prospective Blood Donors in Southern Ghana: Results From the BLOODSAFE Ghana-Iron and Nutritional Counselling Strategy Pilot (BLIS) Study.Advances in hematology · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of Hepatitis C viral infection in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Ghana: A 3-year multicentered health facility-based retrospective study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Transfusion-Transmissible Infections Among Blood Donors in a Regional Hospital in Ghana: A 6-Year Trend Analysis (2017-2022).Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
Transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) remain a major health challenge particularly in developing countries. Here, we present a multicentered hospital-based retrospective study on the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors of TTIs in Ghana. Data on blood donors from four health facilities, namely Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital (Oti region), Weija-Gbawe Municipal Hospital (Greater Accra region), SDA Hospital (Northern region) and Wa Municipal Hospital (Upper West region) were extracted and analyzed. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were applied to compare sociodemographic data with TTI status. A total of 6094 blood donors were included in this study, and 2% were females. The overall prevalence of TTIs was 21.0% (1232/5868). Specifically, the prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis was 6.6% (385/5868), 4.9% (286/5830), 2.9% (168/5867), and 6.8% (393/5739), respectively. Wa dominated in all the viral agents considered in this study, while the Oti region recorded the highest prevalence in
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