Sero-Prevalence of HIV and Syphilis Infections among Blood Donors at Kosti Teaching Hospital-White Nile State-Sudan

Abstract

This study is conducted to evaluate the sero-prevalence of HIV and syphilis among blood donors at Kosti Teaching Hospital, White Nile State, Sudan. During the study period from January to May 2014 at Kosti Teaching Hospital, a total number of 1204 donors (all were males) were involved in our study. The sero-prevalence for antibodies against HIV and Treponema pallidum was positive in 8(0.7%) and 82 (6.8) donors, respectively. With significantly higher prevalence of HIV in the age group of 20–40 years (6%). It is obvious from the result of this study that the prevalence of sero-positive HIV and Treponema pallidum, is higher among blood donors. Therefore, strict selection of blood donors and comprehensive screening of donors’ blood for HIV and syphilis using standard methods are highly recommended to ensure the safety of blood for recipient.