BLOOD DONOR BEHAVIOUR AND BLOOD GROUP DISTRIBUTION IN CAMPS AND INSIDE INSTITUTIONS IN A PERIPHERAL/ MUNICIPAL AREA IN AP
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 45
Abstract
BACKGROUND Blood donation has become a routine procedure all over India, meeting the needs of the entire population of 1.3 billion of India. It is indeed appreciable as the complications relating to blood donation and transfusion are least, thereby not losing public confidence despite the fact that it is a very enormous exercise. The aim is to study in detail the donor behaviour (Willingness and Turn-up) and the number of blood group donation in frequency of descending order in comparison with the average Indian frequency. MATERIALS AND METHODS About 1027 blood samples data for a period of recent one year from Apr 17 - Mar 18 is collected on request from a Peripheral Blood Bank (PBB) in a remote municipality in Andhra Pradesh. The data is analysed, and relevant conclusions drawn in comparison to the average Indian frequency of blood group distribution. Study Design- It is a retrospective study of blood group data from a peripheral blood bank for the period from Apr 2017 - Mar 2018 (One year) of sample size of 1027. RESULTS Mass donations even at the institutional blood bank level is always better than those in camps. With improving transport facilities and the use of social media in-house blood donation can be encouraged as priority, and blood bank space and infrastructure may be widened to accommodate the mass of people attending for donating blood. CONCLUSION The donor turn-up for the issue of blood is more frequent in in-house blood banks than in outside camps and not related to seasons, but related to student exams, holidays and the birthday occasions of local politicians. For replacement in the issue of blood, the relatives and the near and dear ones of the patients need not be overstressed. Yet the student community and other local youths have to be motivated constantly and new local social groups including women have to be drawn into the fold of blood donation category. The blood group distribution in order of descending frequency remains the same in Indian average and PBB with marginal difference.
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Kodandarao Kuna, Rameshbabu B
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