title: Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus among blood donors in a rural Ethiopian hospital.
abstract: We describe our experience of the HIV seroprevalence among blood donors in a rural general hospital in Ethiopia during an eight-year period (January 1998-December 2006). From 3305 blood donors screened, 51 (1.4%) were positive for HIV antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Gambo General Rural Hospital, Shashemane, Ethiopia. jramosrincon@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Jose Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tesfamariam
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies