The Contribution of Unsafe Blood Transfusion to HIV Transmission in Africa: A Literature Review
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Investigator: Malika Morar, MS
Sponsor: Global Health Sciences Education
Location(s): Burundi; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Angola; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo (Kinshasa); Congo (Brazzaville); Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe; Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Sudan; Tunisia; Western Sahara; Botswana; Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa; Swaziland; Benin; Burkina Faso; Cape Verde; Ivory Coast; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo
Description
HIV is the major transfusion-transmissible infection in Africa where an estimated 5-10% of new HIV cases are ascribed to unsafe blood transfusion. Although frequently cited, the validity of this statistic is uncertain. We sought to determine a contemporary estimate of the contribution of unsafe blood transfusion to HIV incidence in Africa
Mentor: Evan Bloch, MD