General reviewHIV, HCV, HBV and syphilis rate of positive donations among blood donations in Mali: Lower rates among volunteer blood donorsFréquence des infections par le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine, le virus de l’hépatite C, le virus de l’hépatite B et la syphilis dans les dons de sang au Mali : une incitation au recrutement de donneurs volontaires et bénévoles
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Study design and population
Blood donors at the CNTS of Mali are comprised of:
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voluntary donors who donate blood for the community, not for their parent or relative, and consisting of new donors and regular donors (those who have donated at least three times previously in their life);
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replacement donors, namely those who give blood designated for a member of their family, or for medical reasons, or at the time of enlistment into the military.
First-time versus repetitive donor status was defined according to whether the
Results
There were a total of 25,543 donations at the CNTS during calendar year 2007, including 17,449 (68%) from replacement donors and 8094 (32%) from voluntary donors. The majority (22,153 or 87%) of donations were obtained at the fixed site at CNTS headquarters, while remaining 3390 (13%) at mobile collections sites. Age distribution was as follows: 39% of blood donations from donors aged between 18 and 25, 36% between 26 and 35, 17% between 36 and 45 and 8% between 46 and 60. The positive rate of
Discussion
High as it is, the rate of positive donations observed for HIV in 2007 shows a decrease from that of previous years. For example, HIV rate of positive donations was 4.7% in 1993 (CNTS unpublished data) and 4.5% in 2002 [3] compared to 2.6% in the current 2007 study. A similar tendency towards declining prevalence has been found in a population-based national survey in Mali [4]. For HIV, declining rate of positive donations could be due to prevention campaigns instituted to limit HIV
Conflict of interest
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