Youth and Blood Donation, Symbol of Human Solidarity

1972 ◽  
Vol 12 (137) ◽  
pp. 429-431 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Organ Transplants

The International Federation of Blood Donors held its seventh Congress in Monaco in October 1971, and the report of its work has now been published. This reproduces various technical communications on, inter alia, “The Importance of Blood Donation for Organ Transplants” and current blood transfusion problems. It contains also a report by the Belgian Red Cross Society's constantly developing blood donor service, for the number of donors has unceasingly increased from 131,000 in 1969 to 147,000 in 1971.

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)

scholarly journals Characterization of blood donors and non-blood donors in Germany using an online survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-602
Author(s):  
Benita Stock ◽  
Luis Möckel
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Potential Channels ◽  
Physical Consequences

Abstract Objectives of this study were to analyze characteristics influencing blood donation status, to identify anxieties and reasons for (non-)blood donation, and potential channels for future blood donation campaigns. A random population from Germany was interviewed using the online survey tool SoSci Survey. The access link to the questionnaire was distributed via snowball system and the Bavarian Red Cross. Statistical analysis was performed to identify factors influencing blood donation status. A total of 682 participants (27.3% blood donors) with a mean age of 33.4 and a standard deviation (SD) of 12.0 years were included into the analysis. Strongest factor associated with being blood donor was having a blood donor within family and friends (Odds ratio [OR]: 5.05 [95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 2.63; 9.70]; p≤0.001), whereas having anxiety related to blood donation was the strongest factor for being non-blood donor (OR: 0.11 [95% CI: 0.05; 0.21] p≤0.001). Other factors significantly influencing blood donor status were age, health-related quality of life, knowledge on blood donation, being an organ donor and having pre-conditions. Main anxieties avoiding blood donation were fear of physical consequences, and fear of the injection needle. Most frequently mentioned channels which should be used for blood donation campaigns were Instagram and free TV. Involving blood donors into campaigns to recruit new blood donors from their personal environment and to focus campaign content on physical benefits of blood donations might help to recruit new blood donors. In addition, running campaigns stronger on channels such as Instagram might increase their scope.

scholarly journals Gamification: Blood Donor Apps for IOS Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Alvedi Chandra Sabani ◽  
Ida Bagus Kerthyayana Manuaba ◽  
Erwin Adi
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Real Life ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Acceptance Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
A Company

Humans need blood to live and there is no substitute for it. Based on the statistics gathered by the Australian Red Cross, 1 in 3 people will need a blood donation once in their lifetime. However, only 1.5% of Indonesian people donate their blood. In order to rectify this unbalanced blood donation supply and demand, an application named Game4Life was developed and tested. This paper aims to implement ‘gamification’ on iOS devices to encourage users to donate their blood and help to end this shortage. This paper focused on developing features that would help blood donors to schedule their donation as well as a reward and achievement system to motivate future donors and keep them engaged. The deliverable prototype of this paper is implementable and expandable in real life with the cooperation of Palang Merah Indonesia (Red Cross Indonesia) and a company sponsor. Based on the User Acceptance Test results and Palang Merah Indonesia's response, Game4Life has successfully satisfied its scope and requirements.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Transfusion Transmissible Infections Among Blood Donors and Associated Safety Challenges in Pakistan

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Hamid Ehsan ◽  
Ahsan Wahab ◽  
Muhammad Ammar Shafqat ◽  
Muhammad Khawar Sana ◽  
Farhan Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Blood Donations ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Blood Banks ◽  
Donor Population

Introduction: The blood transfusion (BT) system in Pakistan is fragmented, demand-driven, and depends on weakly regulated transfusion practices. This is primarily a big problem in smaller cities and remote rural areas. Pakistan has one of the highest hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence worldwide, estimated around 5 & 10 million cases, respectively. There is a considerable risk that transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) may have contributed to the current epidemic of HBV & HCV, affecting 7.4 % of the general population, and potential risk of HIV transmission in the country. In this systematic review, we aim to identify the prevalence of TTIs among the blood donor population and associated safety challenges. Method & Material: We conducted a systematic literature search to identify studies related to TTIs and transfusion safety in Pakistan from January 1, 2010, to January 31, 2020. A search was conducted using PubMed and PakMedinet.com (largest medical database of Pakistan); initial search retrieved 981 articles, 166 met the inclusion criteria, and after review by two independent reviewers, 33 articles met the final criteria for qualitative synthesis. Results: Analysis of 33 studies showed the seroprevalence of HBV of 2.04 % (0.81% to 4.22%), HCV of 2.44% (1.29 % to 10%), HIV of 0.038% (0% to 0.18%), syphilis of 1.1% (0.11-3.01%) and malaria of 0.11% (0.05-1.20). The rate of coinfections among blood donors varied from 0.0099% to 0.35 %. The highest number of coinfections were HCV & syphilis, followed by HCV & HBV infections. The rate of TTIs was dependent on the number of donors, donor types (replacement vs. voluntary), screening techniques used, number, and type of TTIs tested. There was a lack of universal screening for common TTIs. Syphilis and malaria were tested only 38 % & 46 % of all the blood donations. The studies with a high number of replacement donors (RDs) noted a high prevalence of TTIs of 2.5 % to 12 % compared to the studies with a high number of voluntary non-remunerated donations (VNRDs) reported TTIs rates of 1.57% to 6.2 %. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of HBV & HCV in VNRDs (0.48%) compared to RDs (4.15%). The rate of VNRDs was 0.10 % to 13%. The majority of blood donations were from male donors, representing more than 70 % of all donations. The female donations varied from 0.03% to 15 % in government/public blood banks than 29 % in private sector blood banks. The HBV & HCV infections and anemia were the most common causes of blood donation deferral. The 69.5 % of donors who tested positive for TTIs in a study reported previous blood donations. The educational status of donors noted to have an association with knowledge about the risk of TTIs. Odds of having limited knowledge about TTIs (OR: 4.04, CI: 1.567-10.435, p<0.01) were greater if donors had a secondary level of education compared to those with tertiary education. 48 % of blood donors did not know about the risk of TTIs through blood transfusion. There was notification of only about 54.25 % of all donors, who tested positive for any TTIs. This was mainly due to a lack of standardized reporting and follow up systems. Conclusion: This systemic review shows a high prevalence of TTIs, especially HBV, HCV & syphilis in the blood donor population. There is a high dependency on RDs, with minimal use of healthy voluntary blood donation practices, inadequate screening of high-risk donors, repeated collections of the blood from RDs, poor quality of screening methods, and limited knowledge of donors about their health. There is a lack of widespread standardized testing and follow up of patients who tested positive on initial testing. Large prospective multicenter clinical trials are required for a better understanding of the TTIs by testing and creating a follow-up system for both blood donors and recipients. Disclosures Anwer: Incyte, Seattle Genetics, Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie Pharma, Astellas Pharma, Celegene, Millennium Pharmaceuticals.:Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau.

scholarly journals TAMPANG JENUH TRANSFERIN PENDONOR DARAH ANEMIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Christina Roosarjani ◽  
Titis Wahyuono ◽  
J B Suparyatmo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Iron Status ◽  
Transferrin Saturation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Blood Donations ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group Ii

Iron deficiency remains one of the most frequent adverse effects of blood donation. Iron status test used on blood donor screeningis haemoglobin concentration. Other iron status parameters are transferrin saturation. The study aims to determine the profile oftransferrin saturation among certain groups of blood donors at the Blood Transfusion Unit of the Indonesian Red Cross SurakartaBranch. The samples were drawn from blood donors at the Blood Transfusion Unit from June to December 2005. A total of 148 specimenswere classified into 3 groups consist of 49 first time blood donations as group I, 50 of fifth time blood donations as group II, and 49of tenth time blood donations as group III. Transferrin saturation was measured by ratio between serum iron and Total Iron BindingCapacity (TIBC). The data analysed by Anova test to distinguish the difference of transferrin saturation among three groups. The resultsshowed the transferrin saturation decreased from group I to group II and from group II to group III. The transferrin saturation amongthree groups showed significantly difference (p=0.000). It can be concluded that there is a decrease in transferrin saturation accordingto the blood donation frequency among blood donors at the Blood Transfusion Unit of the Indonesian Red Cross Surakarta Branch.Transferrin saturation measurement is needed for another parameter of iron deficiency anaemia among blood donors.

scholarly journals PROPORTION OF RHESUS BLOOD TYPE PHENOTYPES OF ROUTINE BLOOD DONORS AT BLOOD DONOR UNIT INDONESIAN RED CROSS IN BANDUNG CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Ivana Dewi ◽  
Nadjwa Zamalek Dalimoenthe ◽  
Anna Tjandrawati ◽  
Nida Suraya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Matching Problems ◽  
Routine Blood ◽  
Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction

Blood type phenotype incompatibility including Rhesus between donors and patients may result in cross-matching problems, triggering alloimmunization, and caused Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (HTR). Rhesus blood type incompatibility between mother and fetus may cause Hemolytic Disease of Fetus and Newborn (HDFN). Pretransfusion phenotypic blood groups matching also reduce cost efficiently which means antibody screening is no longer needed. The purpose of the study is to find the proportion Rhesus blood type phenotypes in routine blood donors at Blood Donor Unit, Indonesian Red Cross in Bandung city, Indonesia.The study is a descriptive and observational with cross sectional design. The study was done at Blood Donor Unit, Indonesian Red Cross in Bandung city from April 2016 to September 2017. The subjects were 142 routine blood donors, blood sampling was done simultaneously with blood donation. Rhesus antigen examination of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) blood was done by gel method. Subjects characteristics were male (68%) and female (32%), with the mean age was 39 years. Examination of Rhesus antigen were found antigen D(100%), antigen e(98,6%), antigen C(97,9%), antigen c(38,7%) and antigen E(31,7%). Results of Rhesus phenotypes were DCe/DCe(61,3%), DCe/DcE(29,6%), DCe/dce(7%), DcE/DcE(1,4%) and DcE/dce(0.7%). The distribution of Rhesus blood type were affected by factors such as genetics, race, ethnicity, marriage, demography, and migration. Rhesus blood phenotypes proportion in routine blood donors at Blood Donor Unit, Indonesian Red Cross in Bandung city sorted from the most are DCe/DCe, DCe/DcE, DCe/dce, DcE/DcE and DcE/dce.Keywords: blood donor, phenotype, Rhesus

scholarly journals Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Pencatatan Riwayat Dan Notifikasi Penjadwalan Donor Darah Berbasis Website Menggunakan Framework Codeigniter

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Rosalina Yani Widiastuti ◽  
Endang Setyawati ◽  
Angela Marici Uba Langobelen
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
System Development ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Prototype Model ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Efficient Information ◽  
Taking Action

The Indonesian Red Cross is a national association organization in Indonesia that is engaged in the social and humanitarian field. One of PMI's main activities is blood donation. Currently, in handling the need for blood donors, UDD PMI Banyumas Regency has a system that helps in the donor process, namely SIMDONAR. SIMDONAR is an information system from the central IT provided to UDD PMI Banyumas Regency in the operation of blood donors, but in some aspects of blood donation, such as donor recording and notification of donor scheduling to donors, there is still no available so that it can run efficiently. Data collection in the blood donor history recording system still cannot be recorded properly, causing donors to also not be able to know the history of the last donor, when and how many times the donor has donated, there is also no notification of blood donor scheduling for donors, this makes the information conveyed to donors is incomplete so that donors are confused in taking action when to donate again. Therefore, to support the smooth running of the blood donor system, it is necessary to rebuild an appropriate information system that can provide a solution for the process of recording blood donation history at UDD PMI Banyumas Regency. The purpose of this system is to provide accurate and efficient information related to blood donation history records, and scheduling notifications to officers and donors. The benefit of this system is that it helps provide information related to donor history records for UDD PMI Banyumas Regency so that they can find out donor history records from donors, also helps donors to find out donor history or how many times the donor has donated blood. In this case, the system development method uses the prototype model method. Based on the results of the benefit test, the average value of the Efficiency value is 98.33%, the Usability value is 94.33%, the Correctness value is 95.56%, the Integrity value is 96.67%, and the Testability value is 96.67%. From the results of the benefit test, it can be concluded that the development of this system can be applied and used to facilitate the process of recording blood donor history and notification of blood donor scheduling at UDD PMI Banyumas Regency.

scholarly journals Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat non Produktif tentang pentingnya Manfaat mengenal dan menjadi Donor Darah di Unit Tranfusi Darah PMI Kota Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Hasdianah H. Rohan ◽  
Sasi Widuri ◽  
Yustisia Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Voluntary Blood Donor ◽  
Recruitment Activities ◽  
To Come

Blood transfusion service is a health care effort that utilizes human blood as a basic ingredient with humanitarian purposes and not for commercial purposes. Blood transfusion services as one of the health efforts in order to cure disease and health recovery desperately require the availability of blood or adequate blood components, safe, accessible and affordable by the community. Each blood transfusion unit has a responsibility to meet the availability of blood in its working area. Blood availability is highly dependent on the willingness and awareness of people to donate their blood voluntarily and regularly. To achieve this, blood transfusion units need to conduct donor recruitment activities which include socialization efforts and campaign of voluntary blood donor, donor deployment and donor preservation. The need for blood is increasing in this world where 1 patient from 7 patients who are hospitalized requires a blood transfusion. Imbalance between blood supply and blood needs is increasing in the world. Currently only in 62 countries, blood supplies of 100% are derived from voluntary blood donors and 40 other countries still depend on family darai donors and paid blood donors. From the results of location analysis and info from blood transfusion Unit RS, Dr. Setomo, Surabaya PMI about the problems of lack of blood stocks at a certain moment, then make us perform a lack of public awareness about the blood Donor This, thereby giving our infiration to give intervention, counseling, convey that being a blood Donor can increase the stamina and occurrence of new erythrocytes, which can facilitate blood circulation and make the body healthier. Plan, create a community Web Site that is interested in becoming a voluntary blood Donor, so that the community is moved to become a voluntary blood Donor, of course not be separated must fulfill the requirements that the blood donation is worthy as Blood and healthy Donor, appropriate Perturan.  Install Bener on a specific place, make a bag, T-shirt, key toy, a zipper box, and other knacks that can be used as the community Logo voluntary blood donor, in hopes of increasing the necessary blood stocks society.  From the new results we perform to attract voluntary blood donors. Through the appeal to come to the counseling and to share Leaflet only at this early stage, there have been obtained result of increased blood stock from the results of voluntary blood donation after Community service.  Obtained significant results, where there is an increase in the amount of blood in PMI, after the implementation of blood donation. There is an increase in blood stocks at that time as much as 40-50%, from the results of community devotion.

scholarly journals Analysis of Blood Donor Deferral in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-376
Author(s):  
Farida Parvin ◽  
Daanish Arefin Biswas ◽  
Bepasha Naznin ◽  
Tamanna Afroz ◽  
Mohammad Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Uncontrolled Hypertension ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Safe Blood ◽  
Donor Deferral

Introduction: Selection of proper donor according to stringent selection criteria is the prerequisite for safe blood transfusion practice. It is widely known that a large number of blood donors are deferred for different reasons. Objective: The aim of present study is to evaluate the incidence and different reasons of blood donor deferral in atertiary care hospital. Methodology: This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Haematology Department of BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, during the period from July 2016 to June 2017.The blood donor of either sex attending the mentioned department were selected purposively and categorized into four groups according to their age for this study. Donors were selected and deferred by medical officer according to national guideline. Deferred blood donors were recorded in register book and were analyzed retrospectively. Results: In current study, 1152 blood donor (8.8%) were deferred attending for allogeneic blood donation during the study period. Out of 13082 registered blood donor 11961were male (91.43%) and 1121 were female (8.57%) and deferral rate was 2.37 times more in female. Majority of the deferred donors (55.38%) were under the age of 40 where 26.82% were in between 40-49 years and 17.8% were in the range of 50 years and above. Age range of highest deferred donors (32.20%) was between 30-39 years. The number of temporary and permanent deferral were 836 (72.57 %) and 316 (27.43%) respectively. Anaemia (33.01%), underweight (21.53%) and hypotension (17.34%) were the most common reason of temporary deferral. Chronic uncontrolled hypertension (42.4%), donors with medication (16.77%) and asthma (15.18%) was the most common cause of permanent deferral. Conclusion: The deferral rate was low and most of the deferred donors were young adult. Temporary deferred donors were higher than permanent deferred donors. The most common reasons for temporary deferral were anemia, underweight and hypotension. Permanent deferral causes were chronic uncontrolled hypertension, donors on medication for various reason and asthma. Donors should be informed with a clear message on their deferral status. It is important to determine the rate and causes of donor deferral for the safety of blood transfusion and to guide the recruitment efforts for safe blood transfusion and to avoid the permanent loss of blood donors. Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.10 (2) Jan 2019: 373-376

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF PRE-DONATION DEFERRAL REASONS AMONGST BLOOD DONORS IN VADODARA, GUJARAT.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Jhalak Patel ◽  
Dr. Milind Dighe ◽  
Dr. Farzana Kothari ◽  
Dr. Rahul Rajvanshi
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Donor Pool ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Safe Blood

Background: Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. Providing safe and adequate blood should be an integral part of every country’s national health care policy and infrastructure. Aim: The main aim of the study was to analyze the reasons for pre-donation deferral amongst blood donors attending our blood bank and outdoor camp organized by our blood bank and to evaluate and categorize the reasons into temporary and permanent deferral. Materials and methods: It is a Record based Retrospective Study conducted in Department of Immunohematology and blood transfusion over a period of two years from July 2015 to July 2017. The reasons of deferral were analyzed after classification into following categories, namely, temporary- permanent deferral, in-house –camp blood donors, gender-based (male -female), and various age group categories. Results: A total of 30,022 prospective blood donors registered for blood donation out of which 2241 blood donors were deferred (7.46%) with low hemoglobin level, medication and hypertension as top three causes. The majority of deferral was seen in 18-25 years of age group which mainly comprises the youth population. The female donors were rejected eight times the male donors. Conclusion: The knowledge of the deferral incidences and their causes in a particular region helps in deciding the magnitude and the direction of the blood donor recruitment efforts. This knowl­edge also helps in calculating the eligible and the potential blood donor pool. Keywords: Blood Donors, Pre-Donation, Deferral, Temporary, Permanent.

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