How to Promote Blood Donation? The Case of the Blood Donor Association of Cantabria (Spain)

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
M. Mar. García-De los Salmones ◽  
Andrea Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation

scholarly journals Altruism in blood donation: Out of sight out of mind? Closing donation centers influences blood donor lapse

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 102495
Author(s):  
Tjeerd W. Piersma ◽  
René Bekkers ◽  
Wim de Kort ◽  
Eva-Maria Merz
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation

scholarly journals Retrospective analysis of the most common cause of rejection of donors for blood donation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Garima Vijayvergiya ◽  
Parag Fulzele ◽  
Naveen Vairyamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Rejection Rate ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Systemic Examination ◽  
Safe Blood

Background: A significant imbalance in access to safe blood is seen between the developing and developed countries. Donor selection has a pivotal role in preventing transfusion related complications and provide safety to the recipients. In this study, we aimed to find out rate and causes of blood donor rejection in our hospital.  Methods: A retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care hospital involving both the voluntary and replacement donors during the period September 2017 to December 2018. We included all those donors who were considered unfit for blood donation. All those who came for blood donation at our hospital were asked to fill up an enrolment form for a blood donor. A general and systemic examination were done. We calculated the rejection rate, listed the reasons for donor rejection, and analyzed the data.Results: Among 150 rejected blood donors, most were males [129 (86%)], and the rest were females [21 (14%)]. The rejection rate in our study was 3.29%. We found that the rejection rate of donors was different among voluntary and replacement donors. It showed that the most common reason for the temporary rejection of blood donation was low hemoglobin level, followed by abnormal blood pressure.  Conclusions: A vast majority of donors were rejected temporarily [132 (88%)], while the rest of them were rejected permanently [18 (12%)]. Low Hb in females and abnormal blood pressure in males were the commonest causes of blood donor rejection. Many factors affect the similarities and variations between the most typical causes of blood donor rejection, such as geographical area, cultural, socio-economic, and educational factors.  

scholarly journals TO ANALYSE THE DEFERRAL INCIDENCE AND ITS PATTERN AMONG THE BLOOD DONORS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN NORTH INDIA.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Surbhi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
North India ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
One Year ◽  
Donor Deferral

Background: Blood donor programme is vital to any transfusion service. This process of blood donation involves voluntary and non remunerated blood donors. The objective of donor screening is to minimize the chances of transmitting infectious agents to recipients. Material and Method: The study was conducted during one year duration from 2017-2018. A total of 700 donors are deferred against 9556 blood donors recruited on the basis of clinical history and brief medical examination in blood bank and voluntary blood donation camps. Donors were deferred temporarily or permanently. Result: Out of 700 deferred donors; 546 were voluntary and 154 were replacement blood donors. Male (601) outnumbered female (99). There were 682 temporary and 18 permanent deferral. Most common age group for deferral was 17-30 yrs (490). Common causes included anemia(142), on medication(108), underweight(83) and high blood pressure(72). Conclusion: Donor selection process is a most important preliminary step in blood banking and should follow stringent medical and regulatory rules. Studying and analysing the profile of blood donors will help to identify sections of the population which could be targeted to increase the pool of voluntary blood donors. Every attempt should be made to decrease the donor deferral keeping in view the safety of both donor and recipients. Keywords: Blood donor, Deferral, Voluntary, Temporary, Permanent.

scholarly journals Prevalence and causes of blood donor deferrals among clients presenting for blood donation in northern Tanzania

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. e0206487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donath Mkenda Valerian ◽  
Wilhellmuss I. Mauka ◽  
Debora Charles Kajeguka ◽  
Maseke Mgabo ◽  
Abdu Juma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Northern Tanzania

scholarly journals Negative peri-donation events among whole blood donors in a blood bank in Ibadan, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foluke A. Fasola
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Screening Criteria ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Donor Population ◽  
Ibadan Nigeria

The existence and sustenance of the blood bank depends on blood donors. It is imperative that the donation experience is satisfactory for the donors. Therefore this study was carried out to determine the frequency of undesirable events experienced by the blood donor as part of donor haemovigilance. This was a retrospective descriptive study of the events that occurred amongst the blood donors of the blood bank of a tertiary institution. The blood donor incident book was reviewed for the period of six months. Negative undesirable events occurred in 2% of the donor populations, of which 45.8% could not complete the blood donation process while only 16.7% completed the blood donation process. Mild vasovagal attack occurred in 0.2% of the donor population. Undisclosed deferrable risk factors/ behaviours were identified by the phlebotomist in the bleeding room which made donors unfit for donation even though they had passed the donor screening criteria. This accounted for 20.8% of those with negative experience. Guidelines are required to identify donors that are not likely to complete donation to avoid wastage of time, blood, resources and reduce undesirable experiences.

Still celebrate the World Blood Donor Day and shed light on blood donation needs and blood demand

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Olivier Garraud ◽  
Gilles Follea ◽  
France Pirenne
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
The World ◽  
Shed Light

Blood donation and blood donor mortality after adjustment for a healthy donor effect

Transfusion ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 2479-2485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Ullum ◽  
Klaus Rostgaard ◽  
Mads Kamper-Jørgensen ◽  
Marie Reilly ◽  
Mads Melbye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Healthy Donor ◽  
Blood Donation

scholarly journals The Development of a Social Networking�Based Relatedness Intervention Among Young, First-Time Blood Donors: Pilot Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Frye ◽  
Louisa Duffy ◽  
Janis L France ◽  
Debra A Kessler ◽  
Mark Rebosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Random Order ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Donation Behavior ◽  
First Time ◽  
Intervention Condition

BACKGROUND Increasing repeat blood donation behavior is a critical public health goal. According to self-determination theory, the process of developing internal motivation to give blood and an associated self-identity as a blood donor may be promoted by feelings of “relatedness” or a connection to other donors, which may be enhanced through social relations and interactions. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this report it to describe the development and pilot testing of a social networking-based (Facebook) intervention condition designed to increase feelings of relatedness via virtual social interaction and support. METHODS To develop the intervention condition content, images, text, polls, and video content were assembled. Ohio University college students (N=127) rated the content (82 images/text) presented by computer in random order using a scale of one to five on various dimensions of relatedness. Mean ratings were calculated and analyses of variance were conducted to assess associations among the dimensions. Based on these results, the relatedness intervention was adapted and evaluated for feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy among 24 first-time donors, aged 18 to 24 years, in a 30-day pilot trial. Paired t-tests were conducted to examine change over time in relatedness and connectedness. RESULTS The intervention condition that was developed was acceptable and feasible. Results of the uncontrolled, preintervention, and postintervention evaluation revealed that feelings of individual-level relatedness increased significantly after the intervention. CONCLUSIONS By promoting first-time blood donor relatedness, our goal is to enhance internal motivation for donating and the integration of the blood donor identity, thus increasing the likelihood of future repeat donation. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02717338; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02717338 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6ymHRBCwu)

A Cross-Sectional Study of Sociodemographic Profile of Blood Donors and Their Knowledge about Blood Donation in a Rural Area of Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (29) ◽  
pp. 2615-2619
Author(s):  
Indu Pachampully Kumaran ◽  
Archana K.A ◽  
Meena Dharmadas ◽  
Sasikala Nadanganan ◽  
Anu Kumar B ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Director General ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Donor Motivation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Communication Modalities

BACKGROUND Even in the presence of sufficient voluntary blood donors, the need of blood is not met yet. We wanted to evaluate the causes that hinder the smooth functioning of well-maintained blood transfusion services (BTS). METHODS This is a population based cross-sectional study conducted among blood donors from voluntary outreach blood donation camp for period of one year. Total 1536 blood donors from 32 blood donation camps were subjected to study for the sociodemographic characteristic and their knowledge of blood donation. Statistical analysis of data was done using Microsoft Excel, analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) ver.16 software. RESULTS A total of 32 blood donation camps were conducted during the study period that provided 1536 donors. In most of the camps, male donors (75 %) were more than female donors. Donors of age group of 30 to 39 years (43.9 %) were more when compared to others. Donors those who were married accounted for 79.9 %. Blood donors of Hindu religion (53 %) were more. CONCLUSIONS The main hindrance for blood donor motivation is lack of knowledge. Literacy and chance to mingle in society have a positive effect on blood donor motivation. Targeting of effective donor motivation, recruitment, and retention were attained by conducting awareness classes, seminars, workshops, and visual communication modalities. KEYWORDS World Health Organization, Altruistic Blood Donor, Blood Transfusion Services, Transfusion Transmitted Infections, Blood Components and Plasma Derivatives, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), National Blood Transportation Council (NBTC)

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