Naslov
Objective identification of sexual risk behavior among blood donors in Croatia: is it reality?

Autori
Miškulin, Maja ; Holik, Dubravka ; Andrijević, David ; Čolaković, Marija ; Kokić, Ivana ; Kovačić, Diana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
9th ISABS Conference on Forensic, Anthropologic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures in Individualized Medicine / Kayser, Manfred ; Ördög, Tamás ; Vuk-Pavlović, Stanimir ; Primorac, Dragan ; Schanfield, Moses - Zagreb : International Society for Applied Biological Sciences (ISABS), 2015, 186-186

ISBN
978-953-57695-1-4

Skup
9th ISABS Conference on Forensic, Anthropologic Genetics and Mayo Clinic Lectures in Individualized Medicine

Mjesto i datum
Bol, Hrvatska, 22.06.2015. - 26.06.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Herpes simplex virus type 2; blood donor; sexual behavior; blood transfusion; Croatia

Sažetak
Background: In Croatia, the strategy of safety of blood transfusion therapy is based on blood donor screening and laboratory testing to exclude potentially infected blood donors. However, this strategy may fail to verify major risk factors associated with the donor’s sexual behavior. Aim: To determine the prevalence of blood donors positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), to identify the patterns of sexual risk behavior responsible for HSV-2 positivity and to assess the reliability of HSV-2 positivity as a marker of sexual risk behavior in the study population. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 423 blood donors of both sexes from Eastern Croatia. Their blood samples were tested by ELISA IgG test kit for HSV-2 IgG and Western blot. Data on sexual risk behavior were collected by use of an anonymous questionnaire. Results: Western blot testing showed HSV-2 IgG antibodies in 14 of 423 (3.3%) donor blood samples. The most common patterns of sexual risk behavior potentially associated with test positivity were irregular condom use during sexual intercourse with new partners (294/423 ; 69.5%) and 5 or more sexual partners during lifetime (213/423 ; 50.4%). Conclusions: The population of blood donors from Eastern Croatia included subgroups of subjects characterized by sexual risk behavior. Study results pointed to a relationship between various forms of sexual risk behavior and HSV-2 positivity, which could therefore serve as a reliable marker of sexual risk behavior in the study population.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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