Verma J, Joshi P L, Raj B, Bhattacharaya M, Sebastian M, Kumari S
J Commun Dis. 1989 Mar;21(1):52-8.
The study was carried out on 186 professional blood donors. A detailed-socio economic profile of these donors was taken and the serum was tested for HBs. Ag. Majority (63.4 per cent) of the donors were in the age bracket of 30-40 years with an average age of 34 years. About 83.3 per cent were illiterate and belonged to the lowest rung of the socio economic scale. The average length of blood donation was observed to be 4 years with blood letting frequency of 4.4 within a stipulated period of three months. Most of them were anaemic with an average haemoglobin level of 8.2 gm per cent. The HBs Ag prevalence was observed to be 15.59 per cent. HBs Ag positivity was found to be significantly associated with the length and the frequency of blood donation (P less than .05). Remedial measures for prevention of viral hepatitis-B through professional blood donors was emphasized.
该研究针对186名职业献血者展开。收集了这些献血者详细的社会经济状况资料，并对其血清进行了乙肝表面抗原检测。大多数（63.4%）献血者年龄在30至40岁之间，平均年龄为34岁。约83.3%为文盲，且属于社会经济等级的最底层。观察到献血的平均时长为4年，在三个月的规定时间内放血频率为4.4次。他们大多贫血，平均血红蛋白水平为8.2克/百分比。观察到乙肝表面抗原流行率为15.59%。发现乙肝表面抗原阳性与献血时长和频率显著相关（P小于0.05）。强调了通过职业献血者预防乙型病毒性肝炎的补救措施。
