scholarly journals Blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamlaku Enawgaw ◽  
Aregawi Yalew ◽  
Elias Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objective: Blood transfusion saves millions of lives. In Ethiopia, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced. The actual reason is not clearly assessed however level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank. Results: Of 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) of them had adequate knowledge and positive attitude, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge while participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks and others should design strategies for health education regarding blood transfusion. Keywords: Blood donation, Blood donors, Knowledge, Attitude, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

scholarly journals Blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamlaku Enawgaw ◽  
Aregawi Yalew ◽  
Elias Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objective: Blood transfusion saves millions of lives. But, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced in Ethiopia. The actual reason is not clearly assessed; however, level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank. Results: Of 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) were had adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards blood donation, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as a reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge of blood donors. On the other hand, participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks should design strategies for health education about blood donation and transfusion. Keywords: Blood donation, Blood donors, Knowledge, Attitude, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

scholarly journals Blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamlaku Enawgaw ◽  
Aregawi Yalew ◽  
Elias Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objective Blood transfusion saves millions of lives. But, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced in Ethiopia. The actual reason is not clearly assessed; however, level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank. Results Of 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) were had adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards blood donation, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as a reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge of blood donors. On the other hand, participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks should design strategies for health education about blood donation and transfusion.

scholarly journals Blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamlaku Enawgaw ◽  
Aregawi Yalew ◽  
Elias Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objective: Blood transfusion saves millions of lives. In Ethiopia, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced. The actual reason is not clearly assessed; however, level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors’ knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank. Results: Of 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) of them had adequate knowledge and positive attitude, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge while participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks and others should design strategies for health education about blood donation and transfusion. Keywords: Blood donation, Blood donors, Knowledge, Attitude, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

scholarly journals Prévalence de la syphilis chez les donneurs de sang à la Banque du Sang d’Abéché au Tchad

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1085-1092
Author(s):  
Djamalladine Mahamat Doungous ◽  
Abdelsalam Adoum Doutoum ◽  
Adawaye Chatte ◽  
Richard Laougangta Dounbe ◽  
Elysée Gondimo Gabdibe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Prise En Charge ◽  
Afrique Subsaharienne ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transfusion Sanguine

En Afrique subsaharienne, les infections transmissibles par la transfusion sanguine comme la syphilis sont très répandues, avec une prévalence pouvant atteindre 25% chez les donneurs de sang. La présente étude avait pour objectif de déterminer la prévalence de la syphilis chez les donneurs de sang au niveau de la Banque du Sang d’Abéché. Nous avons mené une étude transversale à visée descriptive, qui s’est déroulée de mai à août 2017. Les échantillons de sang des donneurs ont été testés par immunochromatographie pour la détection des anticorps anti-tréponémiques (Biomnis®). Sur 789 donneurs de sang inclus dans l’étude, la prévalence de la syphilis était de 4,9 %. Les donneurs étaient à 96,1% de sexe masculin et 3,9% de sexe féminin. Cette prévalence était plus élevée chez les sujets âgés de [21-30] ans, chez les femmes, les donneurs non scolarisés, divorcés et les domestiques/ménagères habitant la zone d’Abéché urbaine. Ces résultats montrent qu’il est nécessaire de mettre en place une politique de suivi et de prise en charge médicale des donneurs de sang atteints de la syphilis.Mots clés: Transfusion sanguine, receveurs, Treponema pallidum, don de sang.   English Title: Prevalence of syphilis in blood donors at Abéché blood bank in ChadIn sub-Saharan Africa, infections transmitted by blood transfusion such as syphilis are widespread, with prevalence up to 25% in blood donors. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of syphilis in blood donors at the Blood Bank of Abéché. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, which ran from May to August 2017. Donor blood samples were tested by immunochromatography for the detection of anti-treponemal antibodies (Biomnis®). Of the 789 blood donors included in the study, the prevalence of syphilis was 4.9%. Donors were 96.1% male and 3.9% female. This prevalence was higher in subjects aged [21-30] years, women, out-of-school, divorced and domestic / household donors living in the urban Abéché area. These results shows that it is necessary to set up a policy of monitoring and medical care of blood donors with syphilis.Keywords: Blood transfusion, recipients, Treponema pallidum, blood donation.

scholarly journals HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C;

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (08) ◽  
pp. 1245-1251
Author(s):  
Mustansar Billah ◽  
Syed Muhammad Raza Shah ◽  
Muhammad Mujtaba Hashir
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medicine Department ◽  
And Gender

Objectives: To determine the frequency of HBV and HCV among blood donorscoming voluntarily at the blood bank of Ibne- Siena hospital and research centre, Multan,Pakistan, to ascertain the disease burden in the community for their future prevention andcontrol. Study Design: It was a descriptive, cross- sectional study on blood units donated byhealthy individuals coming voluntarily for blood donation, and willing to get their blood testedfor HBV, HCV. Setting: Community medicine department of Multan medical and dental collegeMultan, and blood bank of affiliated tertiary hospital, Ibn-e- Siena hospital Multan. Period: Sixmonths period from Jan 2016 to June 2016. Materials and Methods: Data of the blood donorswas collected. Present study was based on previous well maintained records of hospital bloodbank. During the reported period, a total of 1195 blood donors attended the blood bank, andthey all were screened for HBsAg and anti-HCV. SPSS- 16 was used to analyze the data, fordetermination of frequencies of Hepatitis- B, and C according to the age and gender. Results:Total numbers of blood donors were 1195. 1191 were males, and 4 were females. All thefemales were negative for both HBV, and HCV. Males positive for HBV were 18 (1.5 %), andthose Positive for HCV were 27 (3.2%).

RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HIV IN BLOOD DONORS AT A.D.GORWALA BLOOD BANK

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Neha Patel ◽  
Sanjay Chaudhari ◽  
Sonal Chitroda
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
Safe Blood ◽  
Anti Hiv

Background: India has the second highest HIV population in the world with about 2.5-3.0 million cases. Blood transfusion saves millions of lives worldwide each year but Blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of infections to recipients and at the same time it is also associated with large number of complications including transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs). Aims & objective: to study the prevalence of HIVin blood donors of A.D.Gorwala Blood bank From January 2005 To December 2010. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among blood donors through the years 2005-2010. Sera from blood donors were tested for the detection of Anti HIV by using third generation ELISA tests, strictly following the instruction of manufacturers. The donor information was collected through the donor registers from A.D. Gorwala Blood Bank. Result: From the total of 28,371 screened blood samples collected, the prevalence of HIV in blood donors in the blood bank was 0.23% in the ve consecutive years but the trend of HIV infection has decreased from 2005(0.31%) to 2010 (0.04%). The age groups18-30 has the highest prevalence and the age group 51-60 was the lowest prevalence of HIV infection. The Prevalence of HIV among male (0.18%) was higher than in female donors (0.05%). The trend of HIVinfection was decreasing for both male and female blood donors. Conclusion: The analysis of HIV seroprevalence among blood donors through the year 2005- 2010 showed a signicantly decreasing trend, probably due to the cumulative effect of increasing awareness of HIVand improved screening system for safe blood donation.

Prevalensi HBsAg Positif Antara Donor Darah Sukarela Dengan Donor Darah Pengganti Di UTD PMI Provinsi Lampung Tahun 2019-2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-393
Author(s):  
Sari Rahmada Mulyani ◽  
Aditya Aditya ◽  
Festy Ladyani Mustofa ◽  
Zulfian Zulfian
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Blood Donations ◽  
Window Period ◽  
Positive Hbsag ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACT: PREVALENCE OF POSITIVE HBsAg BETWEEN VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATIONS AND REPLACEMENT BLOOD DONATIONS AT PMI UTD LAMPUNG PROVINCE 2019-2020 Background: The risk of transmission of HBV infection through blood transfusion depends on many things, including the prevalence of disease in the community, the recipient's immune status, the number of donors per unit of blood, and the effectiveness of the screening used. The main disease transmission will occur during the window period, which is a period immediately after infection in which the donor's blood has been infected but the screening result is still negative.Objective: To determine the prevalence of positive HBsAg between voluntary blood donations and replacement blood donations at the PMI UTD in Lampung Province in 2019-2020. Methodology: The type of research used in this research is quantitative descriptive with cross-sectional design. The sample used in this study were blood donors at UTD PMI Lampung Province in 2019-2020.Results: The prevalence of voluntary blood donation with positive HBsAg in 2019 was obtained as many as 70 people (33.65%) while the prevalence of replacement blood donors with positive HBsAg in 2019 was obtained as many as 8 people (16%). Then, the prevalence of positive HBsAg voluntary blood donors in 2020 was found to be 138 people (66.35%) while the prevalence of positive HBsAg blood donors in 2020 was 42 people (84%).Conclusion: There is a difference in the prevalence of both voluntary blood donors and replacement blood donors between 2019 and 2020. and the prevalence of HBsAg positive in blood donors is different every year. Keywords: Blood Transfusion, Volunteer, Replacement, HBsAg  INTISARI: PREVALENSI HBsAg POSITIF ANTARA DONOR DARAH SUKARELA DENGAN DONOR DARAH PENGGANTI DI UTD PMI PROVINSI LAMPUNG TAHUN 2019-2020 Latar Belakang: Risiko penularan pada infeksi HBV melalui transfusi darah bergantung pada banyak hal, antara lain yaitu adanya prevalensi penyakit pada masyarakat, status imun resipien, jumlah donor tiap unit darah dan keefektifan skrining yang di gunakan. Penularan penyakit yang utama akan timbul pada saat window period, yaitu suatu periode segera terjadi setelah terinfeksi dimana darah donor sudah terinfeksi tetapi hasil skrining masih negative.Tujuan: Mengetahui Prevalensi HBsAg Positif Antara Donor Darah Sukarela Dengan Donor Darah Pengganti Di UTD PMI Provinsi Lampung Tahun 2019-2020.Metodologi: Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Sampel yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah pendonor darah di UTD PMI Provinsi Lampung tahun 2019-2020.Hasil: Prevalensi donor darah sukarela dengan HBsAg positif pada tahun 2019 didapatkan sebanyak 70 orang (33,65%) sementara prelavensi donor darah pengganti dengan HBsAg positif pada tahun 2019 didapatkan sebanyak 8 orang (16%). Lalu, prevalensi donor darah sukarela dengan HBsAg positif pada tahun 2020 didapatkan sebanyak 138 orang (66,35%) sementara untuk prevalensi donor darah pengganti dengan HBsAg positif pada tahun 2020 didapatkan sebanyak 42 orang (84%).Kesimpulan: Terdapat perbedaan prevalensi baik donor darah sukarela maupun donor darah pengganti antara tahun 2019 dengan tahun 2020. Dan prevalensi HBsAg Positif pada donor darah berbeda-beda setiap tahun. Kata Kunci     : Donor Darah, Sukarela, Pengganti, HBsAg

A descriptive cross-sectional study of Platelets count in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors attending the National Blood Transfusion Center, Asmara, Eritrea

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Faris Mohamed Awad Abdon ◽  
◽  
Elias Teages Adgoy ◽  
Nahom Yacob Berhane ◽  
Senet Awolker Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Reference Ranges ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Ranges ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Background: Platelets are an important constituent of blood. Safety measures of blood transfusion are important for optimum health environment. To the knowledge of the researchers, there is no study that was conducted concerning Platelets count in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors. Therefore, this study will help in establishing the reference ranges of Platelets count in them. Objectives: To measure the serum platelets levels and mean platelets volume in apparently healthy Eritrean blood donors attending the national blood bank of Eritrea. Study design: Descriptive crosssectional study. Materials and methods: 610 Blood donors were incorporated in the study. 4 ml of venous blood was collected into K3EDTA tubes (Becton Dickinson, Plymouth, UK) from all of the participants of the study. Blood samples collected into the (EDTA)-tubes were examined for Platelets count and mean platelet volume. Results: The overall mean of platelets count was 267.145 ± (65.915) ×109 /L, The median and mode of values were both 266.3 thousands/mm3. The mean platelet count for the females was 296.122 thousands /mm3, and for males was 252.477 ×109 /L, and the statistic difference between them was significant. The statistic mean of MPV for males was 8.763 fl, and for females was 8.717, and the difference between the two means also considered insignificant. Conclusion: This descriptive cross sectional study was performed in the National Blood bank in Asmara where platelets levels and mean platelets volume were measured for 610 healthy blood donors. The results were found to be within reference normal ranges. The difference between the males and females results was statistically significant

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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