Assessment of Blood Donation and Transfusion in Eastern Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Study

Blood and blood products are essential in the management of injuries, medical illnesses, and childbirth. Chronic shortages in the blood supply perpetuates the high levels of morbidity and mortality from injury and treatable diseases. Patients in low- and middle-income countries are frequently unable...

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Published in:Annals of global health 2019-01, Vol.85 (1), p.59
Main Authors: Checkley, Laura, Motwani, Girish, Wange, Irma Catherine, Nwanna-Nzewunwa, Obieze, Kirya, Fred, Ajiko, Mary Margaret, Juillard, Catherine, Dicker, Rochelle A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Blood & organ donations
Blood donors
Blood levels
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusions
Childbirth & labor
Community
Cost effectiveness
Education
Hospitals
Interviews
Knowledge
Medical personnel
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Mixed methods research
Morbidity
Original Research
Outreach programs
Patients
Population
Professional ethics
Qualitative analysis
Questionnaires
Transfusion
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Summary:Blood and blood products are essential in the management of injuries, medical illnesses, and childbirth. Chronic shortages in the blood supply perpetuates the high levels of morbidity and mortality from injury and treatable diseases. Patients in low- and middle-income countries are frequently unable to access blood units necessary for transfusion in a timely manner. This study aimed to gain insight into the community and hospital factors that contribute to the observed insufficient supply of blood units available for transfusion at a regional referral hospital in rural Eastern Uganda. A mixed-methods approach was utilized; community members were surveyed on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of blood donation and health professionals were queried on hospital factors affecting blood transfusions. Transfusion records were prospectively collected and analyzed, and the pathway of a single blood unit was observed and recorded. Among the 82 community members that were surveyed, knowledge was poor (
ISSN:2214-9996
2214-9996
DOI:10.5334/aogh.2426