Hepatitis B surface antigen in blood donors
- 8 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 23 (4) , 346-347
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1983.23483276875.x
Abstract
Of 8085 volunteer donors attending the blood bank at SCTIMST screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier state by counterimmunoelectrophoresis, 103 (1.27%) were HBsAg positive. The personal data of donors showed a higher rate of HBsAg among men than women and in the age group of 21 to 30 years than in the other age groups. A significantly higher rate was noted among donors belonging to the lower socioeconomic group (p < 0.05).Keywords
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