Social Representations of Blood Donation: A Qualitative Study in a Referral Hospital in Perú [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Voluntary blood donation rates in Latin America remain critically low, with only 24% of donations in Peru being voluntary in 2023. This qualitative study aimed to explore the social representations of blood donation among relatives of
Lizette Fernandez‐Bolivar +1 more
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CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2016 Context: There is a shortage of voluntary blood donors in developing countries which are, therefore, more dependent on replacement donors. Aim: To study the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding voluntary blood donation in a rural block in Vellore,
Akhil Kurup +5 more
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Challenges in achieving 100% voluntary blood donation [PDF]
ISBT Science Series, 2009 The call for voluntary non‐remunerated blood donation has been echoing around the globe for many years. Progress has been very slow particularly in countries with limited resources. The long‐term approach to build a sustainable supply of safe blood and blood products is often sacrificed when health facilities abdicate this responsibility to the ...
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Enhancing voluntary blood donations: King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital experience with mobile donation campaign [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundBlood donation is crucial for healthcare systems worldwide, ensuring the availability of blood and its products for patients in need. Many regions struggle to maintain adequate blood supplies due to reliance on patient-related donations ...
Waleed M. Bawazir +20 more
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Motivation, Misconception And Myths Related To Voluntary Blood Donation
, 2018 Background:In Pakistan, the blood donation and transfusion practices are based on primitive practice of replacement donors whereas all around the world, the practice of voluntary blood donation has replaced the replacement donation. The survey regarding misconceptions and motivation may help the blood donation centers to develop their future policies ...
Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob, Dr. Ahmed Muneeb, Dr. Hamza Babar
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Road blocks in achieving a 100% voluntary blood donation rate in the South Asian region
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2007 Voluntary blood donation rates are not high in the South Asian region, except in a few countries. The reasons for this are outlined and the roadblocks for improvement of the situation noted. The need for increased planning, both regionally and nationally,
Woodfield Graeme
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Promotion of voluntary blood donation among hospital employees.
J Family Community Med, 2016 Agarwal N, Pandey P, Kumar P.
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Voluntary and
Health Science Reports, 2021 AbstractBackgroundPhysicians may be an important source of blood donations as they are more likely to be familiar with the importance of donating and the donation process. The aim of this study is to report physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations.Study Design and MethodsThis was a cross ...
Rana Ahmed Saleh +6 more
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Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Determinants of HIF-1α Response to Blood Donation and Hematopoietic Factors: Epidemiological and Public Health Perspectives from Voluntary Donors [PDF]
EpidemiologiaBackground/Objectives: Blood donation is essential to health systems and represents a valuable epidemiological model for studying physiological adaptation to controlled blood loss.
Svjetlana Gašparović Babić +3 more
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors of Voluntary Blood Donation in Selected Towns of Awi Zone, Injibara, Ethiopia [PDF]
BioMed Research InternationalAlemu Tsega +2 more
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