title: [Hepatitis B and C among volunteer non-remunerated blood donors in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of hepatitis B and C among voluntary blood donor.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the study, 1079 blood donors were included. The investigation was carried out from 1 January till 31 December 2010 in the central Blood Bank of Bukavu in DRC. The median age of sample was 26 years. In total, 72.4% among them were male sex and 54.5% of new blood donors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hepatitis B was 4.2% and hepatitis C was found in 3.8% case the coinfection VHB and VHC with 2.2%. VHB was prevalent in blood donor group of less than 30 years (5.0%), new blood donor (5.1%), in medical profession (7.1%) and in the male sex group (5.1%) and was significantly according to the sex (P=0.01) and the place of residence (P=0.002). A strong association was showed between the rural medium and hepatitis B OR 3,1 (1.4-6.5) and VHC OR 2.9 (1.3-6.5). After estimation with logistic regression a higher risk of seropositivity of VHB found in blood donor sex male group, married group, blood donor coming from the rural middle and having less than 30 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For blood safety, a particular attention must be laid in the selection of donor before a blood donation and in donation in reagent.
authors.affiliation: Centre Provincial de transfusion sanguine (C.P.T.S) de Bukavu, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, République démocratique du Congo; École Régionale de Santé Publique de l'université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, République démocratique du Congo. Electronic address: kabindaalu@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kabinda
authors.affiliation: École Régionale de Santé Publique de l'université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, République démocratique du Congo.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Miyanga
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Misingi
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ramazani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014838:Volunteers; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
keywords: Blood donor; Bénévole; Donneur de sang; VHB; VHC; Voluntary