BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions carry the risk of transmitting infections. This risk has
been studied in detail in high‐income countries but not in sub‐Saharan Africa. This study …

To examine the seroprevalence of common blood infections among blood donors, which
remains a major concern in transfusion medicine in Nigeria. Blood transfusion is one of the …

The aim of this work is to evaluate the prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible
infectious agents in our blood donors. The screening records of all blood donors from …

It is evident that proper screening procedures prior blood transfusion is a cost-effective
approach for prevention and control of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs). Also, it has …

Background: This was a study to determine hepatitis C sero-prevalence rate and create
awareness on hepatitis C. Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey of …

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of antibodies to HCV among blood
donors in Ibadan and to generate data which may be useful to appropriate health …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects about 0.5% to 2.3% of the world
population with most of the cases occurring in developing countries. It is primarily …

The study looked to establish dual positivity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and anti-
hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody among HIV-infected individuals in Port Harcourt, Nigeria …

This study reports carried out to detect the presence or absence of anti-HCV antibody
among fresh undergraduate students in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The subjects included in this …

Background: Most blood transfusion centres in Nigeria including the University of Abuja
Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Abuja use rapid test kit for screening blood …