The National Burden and Policy Implications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Blood Donors in Pakistan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (1988-2026)

Authors

  • Usman Waheed Department of Allied Health Sciences, Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan Hajra & Sharif Ibrahim Billoo Postgraduate Research Laboratory, Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Sana Zulfiqar Department of Pathology and Blood Bank, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Shahnam Shahid Department of Pathology and Blood Bank, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health & Biological Sciences, Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Usama Qamar Hajra & Sharif Ibrahim Billoo Postgraduate Research Laboratory, Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Noore Saba Safe Blood Transfusion Project, Peshawar Regional Blood Centre, Provincial Ministry of Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Joana Bikulciene Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Abuzar Ghaffari Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health & Biological Sciences, Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Omar Khawar Khokhar Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Macclesfield District General Hospital, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Sara Sameer Department of Pathology and Blood Bank, Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Akhlaaq Wazeer Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Mirpur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mirpur, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan

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Published

2026-08-28

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): July-Sept

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Review Article

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Copyright (c) 2026 Usman Waheed, Sana Zulfiqar, Shahnam Shahid, Usama Qamar, Noore Saba, Joana Bikulciene, Abuzar Ghaffari, Omar Khawar Khokhar, Sara Sameer, Akhlaaq Wazeer

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