Blood Donation Practice and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Getie, ፟Addisu; Wondmieneh, Adam; Bimerew, Melaku; Gedefaw, Getnet; Demis, Asmamaw

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“…Besides, students having favorable attitude toward blood donation were also found to practice blood donation 2 times more likely than students who have unfavorable attitude. This finding was supported by the studies conducted in other parts of Ethiopia, 3 , 24 , 25 , 39 and Kenya. 44 This could be explained by the fact that both knowledge and attitude are important precursors for the behavioral change and improved practice.…”

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“… 1 It consists primarily of plasma and blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets), and blood donation is the only source of blood. 2 , 3 …”

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“… 11 In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where over 12% of world’s populations live, 12 only 38% was collected out of the yearly 18 million estimated units of safe blood need. 3 In Ethiopia, adequate and safe blood supply has remained a challenge where there has been great inadequacy and inequity in access to blood. The national blood requirement in Ethiopia is 18,000 units per day, while only 1100 units are being collected.…”

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“…1 It consists primarily of plasma and blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets), and blood donation is the only source of blood. 2,3 Blood donation is the process of collecting blood from donors who are at low risk for infection and unlikely to jeopardize their health by blood donation. 4 It is a lifesaving practice for people who lost ample volumes of blood as a result of accidents, obstetric and gynecological bleedings, severe anemia, and cancers.…”

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Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia

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Yohannes³

et al. 2022

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Introduction Blood donation is the process of collecting blood from donors who are at low risk for infection and unlikely to jeopardize their own health. Blood donation addresses maternal and child mortality and contributes to saving millions of lives. But many African countries including Ethiopia are far below the minimum blood collection rate. Furthermore, the blood donation practice is not well studied among young university students in the study area. Hence, this study was done to assess the blood donation practice and associated factors among Wollega University students, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 387 students of Wollega University. The students were selected by systematic random sampling. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data were entered into Epidata V.3.1 and exported to SPSSV.25 for analysis. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify the associated factors. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and P-value <0.05 were used to declare the statistically significant associations in the multivariable regression. The analyzed result was presented using tables, graphs, and text. Results Of the 360 respondents, 147 (40.8%; 95% CI: 35.7–46.1%) ever donated blood. Blood donation practice was significantly associated with college of the students (AOR = 3.247; 95% CI: 1.348–7.820), not taking part in blood donation campaigns (AOR = 0.285; 95% CI: 0.161–0.503), knowledge of blood bank location (AOR = 5.297; 95% CI: 3.081–9.110), knowledge about blood donation (AOR = 2.035; 95% CI: 1.123–3.686) and attitude toward blood donation (AOR = 2.266; 95% CI: 1.122–4.577). Conclusion The magnitude of blood donation in this study was found to be less than the recommended level by the World Health Organization. Absence of the blood donation campaigns, college of study, lack of knowledge, and poor attitude toward blood donation were the factors that influence the blood donation practice. All health and related institutions including the Wollega University must work in coordination to improve the blood donation practice focusing on the regular voluntary blood donors.

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“… 1 It consists primarily of plasma and blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets), and blood donation is the only source of blood. 2 , 3 …”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia

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“…A statistical test with a p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. 19 Patient and public involvement It was not appropriate or possible to involve the patients or the public in the design, conduct, reporting or dissemination plans of our research.…”

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Knowledge of blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ObjectiveTo assess the level of knowledge about blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.MethodsBoth published and unpublished cross-sectional studies on the level of knowledge about blood donation in Ethiopia were included. Articles from different databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, HINARI, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholar and African Journals Online were searched. Cochrane I2 statistics were used to check for heterogeneity. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses of evidence of heterogeneity were carried out. Egger’s test with funnel plot was conducted to investigate publication bias.ResultTwenty cross-sectional studies with a total of 8338 study participants (4712 men and 3626 women) were included. The overall nationwide level of knowledge about blood donation was 56.57% (95% CI 50.30 to 62.84). Being in secondary school and above (adjusted OR=3.12; 95% CI 2.34 to 4.16) and being male (adjusted OR=1.81; 95% CI 1.44 to 2.28) were the factors associated with level of knowledge about blood donation.ConclusionMore than half of the study participants were knowledgeable about blood donation. Sex and educational status were the factors significantly associated with level of knowledge about blood donation in Ethiopia. Therefore, there is a need for education and dissemination of information about blood donation among the general population to build adequate knowledge and maintain regular blood supply.

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Incidence, Causes and Outcomes of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Eastern Ethiopia: A Multicenter Surveillance Study

Girma,

Tura,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

Matern Child Health J

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Objectives Maternal mortality remains an unfinished global agenda and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains one of the leading causes. The aims of this study were to describe the incidence, underlying causes, and case fatality rate of PPH in public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia. Methods This study was part of a larger Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System (EthOSS) project — a multicenter surveillance of women admitted to 13 public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia due to any of the five major obstetric conditions: obstetric hemorrhage, eclampsia, uterine rupture, sepsis, and severe anemia – conducted from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. All registers in maternity units of those hospitals were reviewed to identify eligible women and collect data on sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics, management and maternal outcomes at discharge or death. Findings were reported using descriptive statistics. Results Among 38,782 births registered during the study period, 2043 women were admitted with at least one of the five major obstetric conditions. Of these 2043, 306 women (15%) had PPH corresponding with an incidence rate of 8 (95% CI: 7–9) per 1000 births. Uterine atony was the main underlying cause in 77%; 81% of women with PPH received at least one uterotonic drug, and 72% of women for whom blood was requested received at least one unit. Of the 70 hospital based maternal deaths, 19 (27%) died from PPH, making a case fatality rate of 6 per 100. Conclusions Although the overall incidence of PPH appeared low, it was still the underlying cause of death in one out of four women who died. The contributing factors might be that one in five women with PPH did not receive any uterotonic drug and the low blood transfusion. Ongoing audit, followed by targeted action, is essential to improve care quality and reduce adverse maternal outcome. The relatively low incidence may reflect under-recording in paper-based records, implying that further research into methods to optimize the surveillance is needed.

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Blood Donation Practice and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia

Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia

Knowledge of blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Incidence, Causes and Outcomes of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Eastern Ethiopia: A Multicenter Surveillance Study

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