Abstract:
This is descriptive cross sectional study, which was conducted to detect
Frequencies of hepatitis B Surface antigen (HbsAg) and anti Syphilis
antibodies (IgG) among blood donors attending Omdorman Teaching
Hospital in the period from April to June 2012.
Two hundred and eighty five blood donors were investigated, serum
specimens were collected and investigated by 4th generation ELISA, all
examined donor were males and their ages were in the range from (15-64)
years with a mean of 29 years.
Among them hepatitis B virus surface antigen was detected among 29
(10.2%), while Syphilis antibodies were detected among 26(9.1%) and 12
(4%) were positive for both.
Statistical analysis showed significant correlation between the presence of
HBsAg and syphilis antibodies (P.value 0.000) among the investigated
population.
