scholarly journals Phenotype, Allele and Genotype Frequency of ABO and Rhesus D Blood Groups of Blood Donors at the North Gondar District Blood Bank, Northwest Ethiopia

2022 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Berhanu Woldu ◽  
Mulugeta Melku ◽  
Elias Shiferaw ◽  
Belete Biadgo ◽  
Molla Abebe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Genotype Frequency ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Transfusion-transmissible viral infections among blood donors at the North Gondar district blood bank, northwest Ethiopia: A three year retrospective study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. e0180416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belete Biadgo ◽  
Elias Shiferaw ◽  
Berhanu Woldu ◽  
Kefyalew Addis Alene ◽  
Mulugeta Melku
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
The North

scholarly journals Distribution of blood groups in blood donors in the blood bank of Jagdalpur, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
SachinA Badge ◽  
AnjaleeG Ovhal ◽  
Khemlal Azad ◽  
AvinashT Meshram
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Blood Bank

scholarly journals Prevalence and Association of Transfusion Transmitted Infections with ABO and Rh Blood Groups among Blood Donors at the National Blood Bank, Amman, Jordan

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 701
Author(s):  
Amir M. Al Hroob ◽  
Sultan A. M. Saghir ◽  
Amer A. Almaiman ◽  
Omar S. A. Alsalahi ◽  
Abdullah S. Al-Wajeeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Group ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Rh Blood Group ◽  
Blood Screening

Background and objectives: Blood screening is considered a compulsory procedure in health care services to reduce the occurrence of transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs). This study estimated the distribution rates of ABO and Rh blood group systems, prevalence rates of TTIs among blood donors and their association with the ABO blood group and Rh system. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the national blood bank, Amman, Jordan for a period of 6 years (from January 2013 to December 2018). For TTIs analysis, about 5 mL blood sample was collected from each volunteer. A total of 365,029 persons (346,048 (94.8%) males and 18,981 (5.2%) females) donated their blood at the national blood bank, Amman, Jordan from January 2013 to December 2018. Results: The results revealed that O and A were the most prevalent blood groups (37.44% and 36.82%, respectively), followed by B (18.62%) and AB (7.12%). The distribution of Rh + ve and Rh − ve among blood donors showed that Rh + ve donors were more prevalent (88.73%) compared with Rh − ve (11.27%). HBsAg was the most prevalent viral infection (0.38%) followed by HCV (0.13%), syphilis (0.02%), HIV (0.006%) and the male donors were highly infected when compared with female donors. The association between ABO/Rh blood groups and TTIs infections was nonsignificant. Conclusions: In conclusion, low frequency rates of TTIs among blood donors were detected in the current study, but improvements are still continuously required. Low percentages of female donors need to be managed via conducting health cultural education programs.

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

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