Analysis of HBsAg preliminary screening strategies before whole blood donation in Tai'an area
Objective To analyze the rapid testing(preliminary screening)of hepatitis B virus surface antigen(HBsAg)among blood donors before whole blood donation in Tai'an area from January 2019 to Octo-ber 2023,and to explore more suitable HBsAg preliminary screening strategies for this area.Methods Statis-tical analysis was conducted on the HBsAg preliminary screening elimination rates among group donations and street voluntary donations,first-time and repeat donors,and donors from various counties and districts in Tai'an City from January 2019 to October 2023.Results The HBsAg preliminary screening elimination rate in the group donation population(11.18‰)was lower than that in the street voluntary donation population(27.72‰).The number of HBsAg preliminary screening eliminations in the repeat donation population was significantly lower than that in the first-time donation population(9∶563).Statistically significant differences were found in the HBsAg preliminary screening elimination rates among donors from various counties and dis-tricts in Tai'an City(P<0.05),with the rates ranked from high to low as Xintai City(34.06‰),Tai'an ur-ban area(23.95‰),Dongping County(17.61‰),Ningyang County(15.27‰),and Feicheng City(11.59% 0).Conclusion Blood collection agencies in this area can adjust their HBsAg preliminary screening strategies be-fore whole blood donation based on actual conditions,with repeat donors and medical and educational institu-tion donors from group donations serving as pilot groups to exempt from HBsAg preliminary screening before whole blood donation.The distribution of HBsAg-positive donors in the Tai'an area exhibits certain geograph-ical characteristics.
Hepatitis B virus surface antigenPreliminary screeningEliminationBlood dona-tionStrategyGeographical characteristicsShandong