&lt;p&gt;Demographical Pattern of Blood Donors and Pre-Donation Deferral Causes in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;

Elsafi, Salah H.

doi:10.2147/jbm.s254168

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“…The highest frequency of young donors in the current study might be due to over concentration on the selection of students’ donors. The finding was similar to studies found in Madagascar 17 and Saudi Arabia 18 which reported that most of the donors were the youngest age groups. The least donors were found in >50 years old age group.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Other researches done in the area demonstrated that blood donation practice was low. 25,33 The finding was similar to the studies conducted in Tanzania, 4 Egypt 34 and Saudi Arabia, 18 but, contradicted to a study conducted in India where the voluntary blood donors accounted for 87.75% of the donors. 35 The discrepancy might be attributed to difference in knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation between the populations.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%

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

Woldu

Melku

Shiferaw

et al. 2022

JBM

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Background: Knowledge of the ABO and RhD group distribution is essential for blood banks inventory and assuring quality blood transfusion services. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of ABO and RhD phenotype, allele, and genotype among blood donors at North Gondar District Blood Bank from 2010 to 2012, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: The data of the current study were obtained from registration logbooks of blood donors registered. The ABO and RhD grouping was done by using commercially available monoclonal antibodies (anti-A, anti-B and anti-D) by slide methods. Results with no agglutination by anti-D antibody were confirmed using anti-human globulin test. Descriptive statistics were analyzed using SPSS version 20. The allele and genotype frequency of the donors was determined by Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumption. The difference between the observed and expected frequency was tested by online Chi-square calculator. P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 6471 blood donors, 82.1%, 94.1% and 55.4% were males, replacement donors and in the age group of 21-30 years, respectively. Blood group O (47.04%) and blood group AB (4.81%) were the dominant and least common, respectively. The distribution of the RhD negative blood group was 5.76%. The distribution of A, B and O alleles was 0.1714, 0.1433 and 0.6859, respectively. Moreover, the genotype frequency of AA, AO, BB, BO, AB and OO was 0.0294, 0.2350, 0.0205, 0.1966, 0.0491 and 0.4704, respectively. The genotype frequency of DD, Dd and dd was 0.5774, 0.3649 and 0.0576, respectively. The result showed that there was no statistically significant difference between observed and expected allele and genotype frequency (P-value >0.05). Conclusion: Blood group O and AB were the most and least prevalent, respectively. The allele and genotype frequency of the population was fulfilled the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumption. This finding might be useful for blood transfusion services.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%

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

Woldu

Melku

Shiferaw

et al. 2022

JBM

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“…In one Saudi study that surveyed primary care patients, those in the age group (31‐50 years) had the highest donation rates (57%) 8 . A recent hospital‐based study also found that the age group (26‐35 years) had the greatest contribution to the donor pool (around 47%) 32 . One European study found that persons in the age group (30‐44 years) were more likely to have donated blood compared to their younger and older counterparts in cohorts recruited across 1994 and 2014.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…8 A recent hospital-based study also found that the age group (26-35 years) had the greatest contribution to the donor pool (around 47%). 32 One…”

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Voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations among doctors

Saleh

Khalil

Al-Saleh

et al. 2021

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Background Physicians may be an important source of blood donations as they are more likely to be familiar with the importance of donating and the donation process. The aim of this study is to report physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations. Study Design and Methods This was a cross‐sectional study conducted at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Saudi Arabia. One‐hundred‐and‐sixteen physicians and dentists responded to an online structured questionnaire sent to their institutional emails. Results Sixty‐eight percent of participants (79% of males and 43% of females) reported previously having donated blood. Eighty‐six percent of donors had previously donated on a voluntary basis, whereas 31% of donors had previously donated for a specific person. A recent donation within 5 years was associated with the younger age group and knowledge of the minimum interval between donations. Fifty‐six percent of participants agreed with using replacement donations. Compared to participants in the youngest age group (25‐35 years), older participants in the age groups (46‐55 years) and (>55 years) were less likely to express intention to donate in the next 6 months (OR 0.289, P = .022 and OR 0.083, P = .004, respectively). Participants reporting poor nutritional status or other medical reasons as a barrier to donating blood were less likely to intend to donate (OR 0.146, P < .001). Among previous donors, intention to donate was associated with a recent donation within 1 year (OR 27.13, P = .002) and having had a pleasant donation experience (OR 14.98, P < .001). Conclusion Blood donation practices are strongly tied to physicians' gender and age and their knowledge of the donation process. The most significant barrier to blood donation was found to be nutritional and medical status.

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“…17 However, blood transfusion in Saudi Arabia is essentially a hospital-based process, with the primary sources being from a combination of a growing number of voluntary non-remunerated donations and family members. 18 Although there are other sources, such as regional blood banks and the Saudi Red Crescent, there is a lack of communication between the blood banks, blood donors, hospitals and people in need. 19 Due to the growing demand for blood donors, the WhatsApp platform being the most useful app among Saudi people, and the lack of research related to this area, this study aims to measure the impact of WhatsApp on the blood donation process in Saudi Arabia.…”

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confidence: 99%