title: Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Rivers State, Nigeria.
abstract: Anti-HCV pre-transfusion testing among blood donors has not been introduced as a mandatory test in Rivers State, hence the risk of transfusion-transmitted HCV cannot be fully ascertained. One thousand (1000) apparently healthy blood donors were screened using a rapid second - generation test, the HEP C SPOT HCV assay. An overall prevalence of 2.9% was observed in this study. The highest prevalence (8.1%) was found among adults aged between 26 and 33 years and commercial donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B B D
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Koate
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Buseri
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Jeremiah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009549:Nigeria; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies