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PREVALENCE OF BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS AMONG BLOOD DONOR IN THE CENTRAL BLOOD BANK, MAKKAH

Mohammad H. Alotaibi , Yahya M. Makhdoom , Mutaz F. bamarhul , Firas F. Abdeen , Bakr B. Kalo , Mosa H. Alghamdi , Mohammed A. Alamoudi

Introduction: Donating blood save millions of lives worldwide every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, all blood donations should be screened for HIV, HBV, and HCV. Hazardous transfusion is extremely expensive from both human health and economic points of view. Methods: Analytical Cross-sectional study was done using file records of blood donors in the central blood bank department in in Hadda, Makkah city for 1-year period (January to December 2018). Result: Most of blood donors in Makkah were Non-Arabic males and was coming for blood replacement and the prevalence of HBV was only one case and no HCV or HIV cases were detected during routine screening. There was a significant relation between blood groups of donors and the nationality. Key words: HIV, HBV, HCV, Blood donors, Makkah.