Blood Donor Characteristics and Infection Prevalence in Zambia

Records from 2,667 blood donors at Chinsali General Hospital Blood Bank in Zambia during 2021. The dataset contains demographic data, donation type, ABO/Rhesus blood group, and screening results for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and Syphilis. It was created by Mwila Mapipo for a cross-sectional study on transfusion-transmitted infections.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between ABO/Rhesus blood group and infection status, particularly the protective effect of blood group O against Hepatitis C.
• Model the odds of Syphilis infection based on donor age, using the finding that individuals aged ≥45 years had significantly higher odds.
• Investigate geographic risk factors by assessing the higher odds of HIV infection associated with donors from the Mpika district.
• Examine gender-based differences in Hepatitis B prevalence, given the lower odds associated with female sex.
• Study co-infection patterns, such as the notable rate of HIV/Syphilis co-infection (4.9%), using individual screening results.

Strengths

• Contains records for 2,667 individual blood donors.
• Includes screening results for four major bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HCV, HIV, Syphilis) with an overall prevalence rate of 25.7%.
• Data was collected over a defined one-year period (January to December 2021).

Limitations

• The dataset is small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely few columns beyond those described.
• Data is from a single hospital in one province of Zambia, limiting geographic generalizability.
• Rows and exact column count are unknown, making initial assessment of structure difficult.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Mwila Mapipo.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using records from a hospital blood bank.

Time Range

January to December 2021.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, but the underlying data is from 2021.

Geography

Chinsali General Hospital, Muchinga Province, Zambia.