Prevalence of Some Blood Borne Viral Infection Among Road Accident Victims in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki

Chukwurah Ejike Felix¹, Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi^2* & Nome Esther ogechi³

¹Department of Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
²Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
³Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

Keywords: Prevalence; Blood Borne Viral Infection; Road Accident Victims

Abstract

Prevalence of some blood borne viral infection such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) among road accident victims in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki was estimated. This is to assess the rate at which these viral infections occur and to emphasize on the need for strategies to minimize the risk of transmission to health workers. One hundred and ten (110) subjects of both sexes (77 males and 33 females) of different age groups were included in this study. Blood samples were obtained through vene puncture into a plain tube, allowed to clot and the sample centrifuged to obtain the serum. The serum was applied to the sample pad of the strips used for HIV, HBV, and HCV using immunochromatographic method for antibody detection. The test strips were placed horizontally on non-absorbent surface and allowed for about 10 to 20 minutes. The result showed that 3 subjects were HIV positive with prevalence of 2.72%, and 9 subjects were HBV positive with prevalence of 8.18% while 6 subjects were HCV positive with prevalence of 5.45%.

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