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Ameli M, Najafzadeh M, Sajjadi S M. Comparing the Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Stationary and Mobile Blood Donation Centers: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. Mod Care J 2017; 14 (2)
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1- Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization Research Center, South-Khorasan Blood Transfusion Service, Birjand, IR Iran
2- Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran
3- Seyed Mehdi Sajjadi, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran. E-mail: mehdi.sadjadi@bums.ac.ir
2- Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran
3- Seyed Mehdi Sajjadi, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran. E-mail: mehdi.sadjadi@bums.ac.ir
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Background and Aim: Blood transfusion can save a million lives. Nonetheless, every recipient is at risk for transfusion-transmissible infection, chiefly hepatitis B infection. The aim of this study was to compare stationary and mobile blood donation centers respecting the prevalence of hepatitis B in 2007 - 2016. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study compared hepatitis B prevalence in stationary and mobile blood donation centers in Southern Khorasan in a ten-year period from 2007 to 2016. Data were retrieved from data sheets available from Iranian blood transfusion organization. Results: A total of 157063 blood units had been collected in 2007 - 2016. The number of blood units collected by stationary and mobile centers was 129,899 (82.7%) and 27,164 (17.3%), respectively. Total hepatitis B prevalence rate was 0.22% (348 cases). This rate in stationary and mobile centers was 0.18% (232 cases) and 0.40% (116 cases), respectively. Hepatitis B prevalence was significantly greater in mobile centers than in stationary centers (P < 0.001). Moreover, hepatitis B prevalence in the second five years, i.e. 2012 - 2016, was significantly lower than that in the first five years, i.e. 2007 - 2011 (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Hepatitis B prevalence in mobile blood donation centers is significantly higher than that in stationary centers. This problem can be due to the limited health-related knowledge of blood donors in rural areas where mainly mobile centers collect blood units. Therefore, restricting blood collection by mobile centers may be indicated until necessary health- and donation-related educations are provided to all people in high-risk areas.
Keywords: Blood Transfusion, Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Stationary Blood Donation Center, Mobile Blood Donation Center
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Received: 2026/01/10 | Accepted: 2017/04/15 | Published: 2017/04/15
Received: 2026/01/10 | Accepted: 2017/04/15 | Published: 2017/04/15
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