Despite a steady increase in total blood collections and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors, China continues to have many challenges with its blood donation system. The country's donation rate remains low at 9%o, with over 60% of donors being first-time donors. Generally there is a lack of adequate public awareness about blood donation. The conservative donor selection criteria, the relativ...

Availability of blood for transfusion is of utmost importance in the fight against maternal morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to identify the socio-demographic characteristics and reasons of persons declining voluntary blood donation. Patients' relatives declining blood donation in rural Ebonyi State were randomly recruited and interviewed using standardised questionnaire after ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the practicability of autologous blood donation and transfusion in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology in our environment. METHOD A prospective study of 1221 obstetric and gynaecological patients to which autologous blood donation and transfusion was carried out at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri over an 8 year period (January, 1998 to Dec...

In 2007, the blood collection rate in Nicaragua was 106.6 units per 10,000 inhabitants. Voluntary donation was 39%. The health authorities decided to pursue self sufficiency of blood by eliminating replacement donation and consolidating blood processing in two centers. Replacement donation was terminated in 2009, voluntary donation reached 100% in 2010, and the blood collection rate increased t...

Due to the critical shortage and continued need of blood and organ donations, research exploring similarities and differences in the motivational determinants of these behaviors is needed. In a sample of 258 university students, we used a cross-sectional design to test the utility of an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) including moral norm, self-identity, and in-group altruism (family/...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the willingness of university students regarding blood donation and to compare results among residents living in the Kayseri city center. METHODS Admission for blood donation after donor acquisition campaigns and the rates of repeated donation over a one-year period were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Between November 2006 and Aug...

Background and Objective. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with repeat blood donation. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study carried out among blood donors aged 18-65 years in northern Tanzania. The questionnaire was administered among 454 participants through the phone. Results. Of the 454 participants, the proportion of repeat donation was 63.9%. In the backward l...

Twelve instances of preoperative autologous blood donation were assessed in 10 patients with malignant tumors of the head and neck region. All patients received preoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy and most of the cases were also given recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) and iron sulfate. Hemoglobin concentrations immediately before starting the 800ml blood donations were higher t...

BACKGROUND Tissue donation has been promising in prolonging the lives of people with life-threatening diseases. OBJECTIVE To assess the attitude and willingness of high school students towards bone marrow (BM) and blood (as tissue) donation for maintaining a safe and adequate pool. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among the high school girls, aged 15-18 years, who studied in...