Analysis of the profile of blood donors in a blood bank of a private medical college of Kolkata

Haldar, Dibakar; Majumdar, Kunal Kanti; Karir, Shilpa; Chakraborty, Arun; Dey, Aparajita; Mandal, Asok Kumar

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174271

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“…Our study found that majority of the blood donors were males and voluntary donors similar to the findings of other studies. 9 The most common blood group was O positive as also seen in other Indian studies . 9,10 Majority of blood donors were in good physical health.…”

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Analysis of Basic Profile of Blood Donors in Blood Bank at North Kashmir

Lone¹,

Ayub²,

Sideeq³

2019

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Background: For the blood donation to be healthy and safe it is very important for the donor to be in good health. There is limited data regarding the profile of bloods donors in Kashmir. Our study was done to assess the demographic and health status of blood donors in north Kashmir Methods: A cross sectional study assessing the secondary data was done in blood bank associated with Government Medical college district Baramulla in North Kashmir. Results: A total of 364 donors were analysed. Majority were male voluntary donors. Maximum (31 .5 %) donors were O-positive followed by B-positive and A-positive blood groups. The mean age of the participants was 30.82 ±8.14 years. . The mean weight of the study population was 69.24 ±8.9274 kg .The mean Hb of the donors was 13.3 ±0.66 gm/dl. Conclusion: Voluntary donors which are considered to be the safest type of donors were the majority in our study. More than 90 % of the study population had haemoglobin values above 12gm/dl.

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“…9 The most common blood group was O positive as also seen in other Indian studies . 9,10 Majority of blood donors were in good physical health. The health professionals had checked all the necessary parameters before donation.…”

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Analysis of Basic Profile of Blood Donors in Blood Bank at North Kashmir

Lone¹,

Ayub²,

Sideeq³

2019

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“…32 percentage of donor population.⁹ Another study from Kolkata also showed similar results. 10 Study from Nigeria also majority of donors were males. 11 Females formed nearly 50% of donors in study from Europe.…”

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A Study of Blood Donor Demographic Features and an Assessment of Blood Donor Satisfaction Level in the Process of Donation

Narayanan¹,

Rajan²

2019

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BACKGROUNDDonor satisfaction is important to increase the number of repeat voluntary donors. This will help in retaining the blood donors. Repeat donors are screened regularly so they are safe donors. Understanding demographic features of donors helps to know which group of people are reluctant to donate blood. Increasing awareness about blood donation in such groups can increase the donor pool of a country. We wanted to evaluate the donor demographic features and donor satisfaction. METHODSThis was a cross sectional study. 1500 consecutive donors were studied. Blood donors were given a questionnaire with questions on demographics features and their satisfaction level after blood donation. Questions were in English and Malayalam. Donors who were willing to answer the questionnaire were studied. Donor demographic features and donor satisfaction were studied. RESULTSMajority of donors were males 1466 (97.73%). Females were only 34 (2.27%) of total blood donors. Majority of blood donors were repeat donors 820 (54.7%). Number of first-time donors was 680 (45.3%). Voluntary donors formed 62.13% (932 numbers) of our donors. Replacement donors formed 37.87% (568 numbers) of our donors. Majority of donors had an education level of up to school level (56.7%), graduates were 39.5% of donors and postgraduates formed 3.8 percentage of donor population. CONCLUSIONSThis study helps us to understand a group of people which needs more awareness regarding blood donation like persons above 35 years of age and women. Blood banks can take steps to improve donor satisfaction so that every donor feels a higher level of satisfaction. Fear adversely affects donor satisfaction level so by proper predonation counselling, fear of donors should be decreased.

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“…Prospective donor deferral rate was 20.2% in our study while the deferral rates ranged from 5.1% to 33% in various studies across the world. [2][3][4] Many of the reasons for deferral could be avoided by proper education of prospective donors. [1] Replacement/family donors were 74.3% when compared to 47.8% to 90.9% in various parts of North India.…”

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“…[1] Replacement/family donors were 74.3% when compared to 47.8% to 90.9% in various parts of North India. [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Replacement/family donors increase chances of TTI and unethical practices.…”

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Profile of Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India- A Cross Sectional Study

Jaya

Mathew

2020

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Blood is considered a scarce resource in the world. Many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood and many lives are lost because of this reason. According to the WHO Information Sheets, 2005 80% of the worldwide population has access to only 20% of safe blood. Aim- To analyse the donor profile and the need for voluntary blood donation drives. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among blood donors attending the blood bank of a Tertiary care centre in South India from 2015 to 2019. Results: Out of 7979 blood donations, voluntary donors were only 8.5 % with most (97.8%) of the donors being males. The donors arriving at the blood bank were between 18 and 64 years of age. Of the voluntary donors, about 37% were first-time blood donors. The commonest available blood group was O positive (34.1%) and the least available was AB negative (0.8%). Among the reasons for donor rejection, mismatch between the donor’s blood group and that of the requested unit was the commonest (25.8%) followed by hypertension (22.9%) on examination. HBsAg seropositivity was the majority (0.5%) among the transfusion transmitted infections screened. Conclusion: Efforts should be made to direct all the donations towards voluntary non remunerated ones. Awareness among the general population about the need of blood donation, educating them about the criteria of acceptable donors and discussing the general myths and facts about donation process is also important.

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Analysis of the profile of blood donors in a blood bank of a private medical college of Kolkata

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Analysis of Basic Profile of Blood Donors in Blood Bank at North Kashmir

Analysis of Basic Profile of Blood Donors in Blood Bank at North Kashmir

A Study of Blood Donor Demographic Features and an Assessment of Blood Donor Satisfaction Level in the Process of Donation

Profile of Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India- A Cross Sectional Study

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