Fear is associated with attrition of first‐time whole blood donors: A longitudinal examination of donor confidence and attitude as potential mediators

Transfusion ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. France ◽  
Janis L. France ◽  
Lina K. Himawan ◽  
Louisa Duffy ◽  
Debra A. Kessler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
First Time ◽  
Longitudinal Examination

Well-being and return rate of first-time whole blood donors

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peer Jansen ◽  
Ariane Sümnig ◽  
Max Esefeld ◽  
Klara Greffin ◽  
Lars Kaderali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Return Rate ◽  
First Time

scholarly journals Effect of donor arm washing on microbial growth at phlebotomy site in first time blood donors

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Bacterial Contamination ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
First Time

Background: Microbes at the phlebotomy site are the important source of bacterial contamination of blood products. Various methods to reduce their load at phlebotomy site have been tried and have always being improvised upon. Few of the blood centres have adopted a policy of making the donors wash their arms with soap and water before disinfection for phlebotomy. However the utility of this policy has not been studied. Aim: The aim was to study if washing the phlebotomy site with soap and water before blood donation would make an impact or change the microbiota at the site. Materials and methods: The study included 200 whole-blood donors who were randomly chosen and after obtaining an informed consent were included in the study. The donors were alternately allocated into donation arm washing (n=100) or non washing (100) group. The swabs were taken from the phlebotomy site from both the groups and cultured for microbial growth. The results were compared to see for difference between the groups. The statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics Desktop Software version 22.0. Results: Multiple organisms were isolated in only three of the 40 donors in the arm washed group compared to 24 of the 50 donors evaluated in the control arm and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.01). Conclusion: This simple add on step of washing the donor arm before donation reduced the microbial floral load at the phlebotomy site.

Analysis of factors affecting return of first‐time blood donors in Japan ‐ The role of small volume whole blood collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Odajima ◽  
Minoko Takanashi ◽  
Hiroki Sugimori ◽  
Junichi Sato ◽  
Chiharu Kano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Small Volume ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
First Time

scholarly journals Blood Donors Recruitment and Incentives in Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
M Mahbub-ul-Alam ◽  
Mamun Ur Rashid ◽  
ARM Saifuddin Ekram
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Incentive Programs ◽  
Transfusion Transmitted Infection ◽  
First Time ◽  
Blood Screening

The potential effectiveness of various donation incentive programs may vary by demographics and first time or repeat status. Attitudes towards future incentives were obtained from 2,897 whole blood donors among 5,357 allogenic donors who return a questionnaire (54.08% response rate). Majority were first time donors 67.59% (1,958) with 32.41% (939) repeated donor. Majority of the respondents were male 68.52% (1,985), female 31.48% (912). Responses to incentives were compared between first time and repeat whole blood donors. Incentives most likely to encourage donation return among all 2,897 whole blood respondents were blood screening test (B.S.T), against transfusion transmitted infection (T.T.I) 71.65%, blood credits- 61.55%, cash to charity- 43.35% and gift- 27.6%. The incentives that would be least likely to encourage return were a token or award of appreciation- 15.85%. Few donors would be discouraged to return if offered B.S.T against T.T.I (0.25%), other miscellaneous incentives (1.31%), a gift (2.15%), a token of appreciation (1.95%). Compensatory incentives could potentially have a more negative impact because 7 to 9 percent of donors reported they would be discouraged for donating if they received cash or lottery or raffle ticket. Young (18-25 years old) donors were encouraged by B.S.T against T.T.I (58.4%) and older (51 years old) donors (58.4%); more than 2 hours off work (46.2% and 13.7%); community service and / or education credits ( 44.2% and 10.7%); or compensatory incentives (56.9% and 15.8% for cash to charity 57.8% and 26.7%); gifts (39.6% and 11.4%) or a token of appreciation (27.4% and 10.0%) respectively. Blood screening and blood credits would be well received at all donation sites. Gift, compensatory incentives and token of appreciation appeal more to younger donors. These data may allow blood centers to optimize recruitment by tailoring limited incentive recourses more effectively. doi: 10.3329/taj.v20i2.3074 TAJ 2007; 20(2): 129-135

Donor reactions among African-American and Caucasian first-time whole-blood donors

Transfusion ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1398-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H. Newman ◽  
Barry A. Siegfried ◽  
Laura A. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
First Time

SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV AND HBsAg AMONGST BLOOD DONORS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, CHHATTISGARH.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anusha P ◽  
Bankar Nandkishor J ◽  
Karan Jain ◽  
Ramdas Brahmane ◽  
Dhrubha Hari Chandi
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Laboratory Diagnosis ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

INTRODUCTION: India being the second highly populated nation in the world. HIV/AIDS has acquired pandemic proportion in the world. Estimate by WHO for current infection rate in Asia. India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. HIV prevalence in the age group 15-49 yrs was an estimate of 0.2%. India has been classified as an intermediate in the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) endemic (HBsAg carriage 2-7%) zone with the second largest global pool of chronic HBV infections. Safety assessment of the blood supply, the quality of screening measures and the risk of transfusion transmitted infectious diseases (TTIs) in any country can be estimated by scrutinizing the files of blood donors. After the introduction of the blood banks and improved storage facilities, it became more extensively used. Blood is one of the major sources of TTIs like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and many other blood borne diseases. Disclosure of these threats brought a dramatic change in attitude of physicians and patients about blood transfusion. The objective of this study is to determine the seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections amidst voluntary blood donors at a rural tertiary healthcare teaching hospital in Chhattisgarh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study was carried out in Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Kachandur, Durg. Blood donors were volunteers, or and commercial donors who donated the blood and paid by patients, their families, or friends to replace blood used or expected to be used for patients from the blood bank of the hospital. After proper donation of blood routine screening of blood was carried out according to standard protocol. Laboratory diagnosis of HIV 1 and HIV 2 was carried out by ELISA test. Hepatitis B surface antigen was screened by using ELISA. RESULTS: A total of 1915 consecutive blood donors’ sera were screened at Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, blood bank during study period. Of these 1914 were male and 1 female. The mean age of patients was found to be 29.34 years with standard deviation (SD) of 11.65 Years. Among all blood donors in present study, 759(39.63%) were first time donors and 1156(60.37%) were repeated donors. 1 patient was HIV positive in first donation group while 3 (75%) were positive in repeat donation group. 7 (38.9%) were HBsAg positive in in first donation group while 11(61.1%) were positive in repeat donation group. Two patients in first donation group had dual infection of HIV and HBsAg. CONCLUSION: Seropositivity was high in repeated donors as compared to first time donors. The incidence of HIV is observed to be 0.2% and that of HBsAg is 0.94%. Strict selection of blood donors should be done to avoid transfusion-transmissible infections during the window period.

International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre‐faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Responses

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mindy Goldman ◽  
Mary Townsend ◽  
Karin Magnussen ◽  
Miquel Lozano ◽  
Lise Sofie H. Nissen‐Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
International Forum

Caffeine attenuates vasovagal reactions in female first-time blood donors.

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Sauer ◽  
Christopher R. France
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Vasovagal Reactions ◽  
First Time

scholarly journals Sero-epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and syphilis infections among first-time blood donors in Edéa, Cameroon

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. e832-e837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Jacques N. Noubiap ◽  
Walburga Yvonne A. Joko ◽  
Jobert Richie N. Nansseu ◽  
Ulrich Gaël Tene ◽  
Christian Siaka
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Virus Hepatitis ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
First Time
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document