The burden of HIV and AIDS on blood bank reserves in northeast Nigeria

SG Ahmed · Umma Abdulsalam Ibrahim · Modu Baba Kagu

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This study was conducted to evaluate the burden of HIV/AIDS on blood bank reserves at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, during 1995-2005. The number of admissions due to HIV/AIDS rose from 43 in 1995 to 447 in 2005, and the proportion of blood units used in transfusing patients with HIV/AIDS rose steadily from 3% in 1995 to 19% in 2005. The proportion of blood units used in managing obstetric patients was also high and fluctuated between 36% and 50% during the period of study. Controlling the spread of HIV, effective treatment of patients with antiretroviral drugs and setting up a functional national blood transfusion service could lessen the rising burden of transfusion in Nigeria and improve blood availability for maternal and child health care.

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