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Zaccheaus Awortu Jeremiah
Researcher at College of Health Sciences, Bahrain
Publications - 52
Citations - 917
Zaccheaus Awortu Jeremiah is an academic researcher from College of Health Sciences, Bahrain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & ABO blood group system. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 47 publications receiving 845 citations. Previous affiliations of Zaccheaus Awortu Jeremiah include Rivers State University of Science and Technology & United States Public Health Service.
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Sero-epidemiology of transfusion-transmissible infectious diseases among blood donors in Osogbo, south-west Nigeria
TL;DR: The high seroprevalence of blood-borne pathogens among prospective blood donors in Osogbo, Nigeria calls for mandatory routine screening of blood donors for HBV, HIV, HCV and syphilis.
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Surveying Infections among Pregnant Women in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
TL;DR: High prevalence of some infectious diseases was observed in the present study, which may pose serious health risk to women of reproductive age in this region, it is important to point out that there is need to improve antenatal care of pregnant women by mandatory screening for these infectious diseases.
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Abnormal haemoglobin variants, ABO and Rh blood groups among student of African descent in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
TL;DR: There is a gradual decline in the prevalence of abnormal haemoglobin variants in the black population and the frequencies of ABO and Rh blood groups however appeared to be stable and consistent with previous published data.
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Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in apparently healthy Port Harcourt blood donors and association with blood groups and other risk indicators.
TL;DR: There was a moderate prevalence of HCV infection (5%) in apparently healthy blood donors in Port Hartcourt, Nigeria and the prevalence was higher among commercial donors and in donors in the age bracket of 21-30 years of age.
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Anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
TL;DR: Anaemia, iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anaemia are highly prevalent among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and it will be necessary to review the screening tests for the selection of blood donors and also include serum ferritin measurement for the routine assessment ofBlood donors, especially among regular blood donors.