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| Pattern of blood donor deferral in a tertiary hospital, South-south, Nigeria: A three-year study review | ||||||
| Timothy Amos Ekwere1, Mabel Ino-Ekanem1, Olugbemi Oluseyi Motilewa2, Iquo Augustine Ibanga3 | ||||||
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1Lecturer, Department of Hematology, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, AkwaIbom, State, Nigeria.
2Lecturer, Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, AkwaIbom State, Nigeria. 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Hematology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross-River State, Nigeria. | ||||||
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| Ekwere TA, Ino-Ekanem M, Motilewa OO, Iquo Augustine Ibanga. Pattern of blood donor deferral in a tertiary hospital, South-south, Nigeria: A three-year study review. Int J Blood Transfus Immunohematol 2014;4:7–12. |
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Abstract
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Aims:
Provision of safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products is a major public health issue globally. Safe blood is ensured through proper donor selection and testing of donated blood. However, a large number of apparently healthy donors are unable to donate blood for various reasons. To determine the proportions and reasons for donor deferral in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) Blood Bank.
Methods: A three-year retrospective review of records of blood donors from January 2009 to December 2012 was analyzed to determine the proportions and reasons for donor deferral in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital blood bank. Results: There were 5,636 donors of which 902 donors representing 16% of the entire donor population were deferred for various reasons. Large proportions (89.1%) of the donors were family replacement donors. Female donors constitute 16% of the entire donor population and were more frequently deferred than male donors 34.4% versus 12.4%, respectively. Transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) positivity and anemia were the major reasons for permanent (50.4%) and temporary (39%) deferral of donors. The TTIs rates were higher among male donors than female donors. Conversely, more female donors were anemic (25.6%) compared to male (12.7%). Other reasons identified for donor deferral were underage (6.8%), underweight (2.4%), and hypertension (3.1%). Conclusion: A donor deferral rate of 16% in this study is similar to that reported in other studies. However, the reasons for deferral differ reflecting differences in donor selection criteria. | |
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Keywords:
Blood donation, Donor deferral, Blood safety, Transfusion transmissible infectious (TTIs)
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Author Contributions:
Timothy Amos Ekwere – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Mabel Ino-Ekanem – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Olugbemi Oluseyi Motilewa – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Iquo Augustine Ibanga – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Timothy Amos Ekwere et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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