Seroprevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among college going first time voluntary blood donors.

Abstract

Seroprevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among college going students is significantly low (<3.0%) than 30% seroprevalence among paid donors and 7% among family/replacement blood donors. There is a need to educate, motivate and recruit college going students to regularly donate blood to ensure relatively safe supply of blood for transfusion services (JPMA 50:269, 2000).