Assessing Expectant Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Maternal-Fetal Blood Incompatibility: Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Background:Studies revealed that much of the high infant mortality is related to problems in early infancy such as maternal-fetal blood incompatibility. The study investigated knowledge and practice of expectant mothers about maternal-fetal blood incompatibility at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Ogun state.

Maternal-fetal Rhesus (Rh) factor incompatibility in Arar, northern Saudi Arabia

“…However, results of the current study showed that, women had low level of knowledge regarding maternal-fetal blood incompatibility (about 38% of the studied mothers had knowledge about Rh incompatibility). This result is consistent with the findings of other studies ( 5 , 13 ) which found mean score for correct response about knowledge of Rh incompatibility =39%. Regarding knowledge of the studied mothers about anti-D, we found that; 68.5% of the mothers had knowledge about it, while only 51% of the mothers had knowledge about administration of prophylactic anti D after delivery.…”

“…The study found that the proportion of negative blood type was 4.2 %, including 3.6 % among females and 4.75 % for males ( 4 ). A previous study in Nigeria ( 5 ) showed that the level of knowledge of maternal-fetal blood incompatibility of expectant mothers was low (only 39% correct response) and barely an average of 56% for positive attitudes, only 42% of the respondents had ever done the test. Another study in the same field which was conducted in India reported; a total of 90 neonates were born to Rh-negative mothers, of which 70% (63) had the Rh-positive blood group and 30% had the Rh negative blood group.…”

Blood Group Rhesus D-negativity and Awareness Toward Importance of Anti-D Immunoglobulin Among Pregnant Women in Bisha, Saudi Arabia

“…This study also reflected increased awareness among older women and higher education categories. The level of awareness among our study population was higher compared to that of Nigeria, where awareness of maternal-fetal blood incompatibility of expectant mothers was reported to be 39% [12]. A previous study from Saudi Arabia showed that only 38% of the studied mothers had awareness about Rh(D) incompatibility, 68.5% had awareness about anti-D immunoglobulin, and 51% had awareness about the time of administration of anti-D immunoglobulin [13].…”

Knowledge about Rh-incompatibility and its associated factors among antenatal care recipients in public hospitals of Wolaita zone, 2022: facility-based cross-sectional study

“…Although the prevalence of Rh-negative blood types among expectant Ethiopian women has been extensively researched, there are little data on women's awareness of Rh-incompatibility. 22 To the best of our knowledge, pregnant women in the current study area have not been the subject of previous research for their knowledge of Rh-incompatibility and associated factors. On the other hand, this study aims to substantiate those variables that were not sufficiently addressed previously, such as place of residence, husband's level of education, blood group screening at the first antenatal care (ANC) visit and early counselling on blood group status and Rh-incompatibility by the healthcare provider.…”

“…19 However, there are still many cases of Rh D incompatibility, and it is still a public health problem in developing countries like Ethiopia, despite advances in prevention and treatment. 4 20 21 Different studies from various countries found that the prevalence of women who know about Rh-incompatibility is approximately 39% in Nigeria, 22 Saudi Arabia, 23 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 and Turkey. 25 The age of mothers, income, their education level, how many pregnancies they have had and any complications they experienced during previous deliveries can all affect women's knowledge and attitude about Rh-negativity.…”