Demography and blood donation trends in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide retrospective, cross-sectional study

Alsughayyir, Jawaher; Almalki, Yasser; Alalshaik, Mohrah; Aljoni, Ibrahim; Kandel, Mona; Alfhili, Mohammad A.; Alabdullateef, Abdulmajeed

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103450

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“…The central region is the most populated region in Saudi Arabia and accounts for 15.1% of the national blood pool supply. 4 It is therefore not surprising for the central region to have the highest TTI prevalence among blood donors with 3,188 cases representing 4.2% of regional donations, as shown in Table 1. The same region also had 37.7% of all TTI-positive cases (Table 1).…”

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“…Approximately, an average of 325,847 whole blood units are annually collected from 128 governmental blood banks distributed among the Kingdom's 13 province. 4 Thanks to established quality blood screening protocols, the global and local residual risk of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) has been reduced over tim. 5 However, number of challenges have been recognized by the National Transformation Plan (NTP) of Vision 2030 including population growth, increased financial burden, and inconsistent statistical reports submitted by the fragmented administration of MOH's healthcare institutes.…”

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Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Alsughayyir

Almalki

Alburayk

et al. 2022

SMJ

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Objectives: To establish a nationwide epidemiological profile of transfusion-transmittable infection (TTI) markers among seemingly healthy blood donors to update policies required to ensure blood safety. Methods:A nationwide, cross-sectional study was designed to examine donor demographics and TTI prevalence during 2020 using data provided by the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.Results: Collectively, a total of 375,218 whole blood units were donated, of which 32,758 (8.7%) were Original Articleexcluded due to TTI-related risk. The exclusion was based on a positive nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) or seroreactivity to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II), syphilis, or malaria. Notably, the central (37.6%) and southern (33%) regions were the epicenters of TTI-reactive blood donors. Hepatitis B virus markers accounted for 85.7% and were the overall most prevalent of TTI-positive donations, followed by HCV at 5.9% and syphilis at 5.6%. In particular, anti-HBc and HBsAg were most prevalent in the south, while HBV NAT was highest in the center. Conclusion:Hepatitis B virus, HCV, and syphilis carry the greatest risk of TTI in Saudi Arabia. Including HBsAg screening is a necessary precautious measure to maintain blood safety.

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Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Alsughayyir

Almalki

Alburayk

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“…In 2020, wide-scale research was done in Saudi Arabia concerning blood donation. It was reported that the Al-Qunfudah Governorate has five blood banks related to the Ministry of Health, and the total annual blood donors was 9906 out of 220000 people, which is considered low [ 14 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Motivators, and Barriers to Blood Donation Among Adults in Al-Qunfudah Governorate, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alkalash,

Alturki,

Alzubaidi

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background: Blood transfusion is one of the most important aspects of managing patients with a variety of medical disorders like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. Despite this fact, many Saudis hesitate to donate blood and do not know whether blood banks need blood. Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, motivators, and barriers to blood donation among adults in Al-Qunfudah governorate, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on a convenience sample of 416 adults living in Al-Qunfudah governorate and its dependence, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed statistically using SPSS version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA). Results: Among 416 respondents, exactly 232 (55.8%) had overall good knowledge regarding blood donation, and 334 (80.3%) positively perceived it. The best knowledge about blood donation was detected among those aged 21-24 years (p = 0.012), males (p = 0.008), university-educated (p = 0.048), having a government job (p = 0.001), and having a history of donating blood (p = 0.001). The motivators included religious motives (88.2%, n = 367), feelings of self-satisfaction (63.2%, n = 263), and restoring blood circulation (56.7%, n = 236). Barriers to blood donation were fear of being infected (27.6%, n = 115), needle phobia (23.6%, n = 98), fear of general weakness (22.8%, n = 95), didn’t know how to donate (16.8%, n = 70), and fear of seeing blood (13.2%, n = 55). Conclusion: Although adults in the Al-Qunfudah governorate of Saudi Arabia had positive attitudes toward blood donation, they possessed inadequate knowledge about it. Being younger, male, university-educated, having government jobs, and having a past history of donating blood were factors associated with good knowledge of blood donation. The most common motivators were religious, financial, and maintaining health. However, fear of infection, needle sticks, fear of pain, and hemophobia were the recorded barriers. Public health education is recommended to tackle public concerns regarding blood donation and present its benefits.

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“…The incidence of TRALI has reduced significantly following the use of plasma-rich components from men and women who have not been pregnant or have tested negative for HLA antibodies (Otrock, Liu, and Grossman, 2017). In SA, the vast majority of donors are men, with women representing only 2% of the total donors (Alsughayyir et al, 2022). These mitigation strategies have played an essential role in reducing the incidence rate of TRALI.…”

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Acute Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Hospital: The Saudi Context

Alsughayir¹,

Alalshaikh²,

Almaki³

et al. 2022

BAS-SJKFU

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Although blood transfusion is a life-saving procedure, it can be associated with complications in rare cases. An acute transfusion reaction (ATR) is a complication where recipients exhibit an adverse reaction within 24 hours of a blood transfusion. This study aimed to determine the incidence of ATRs. This retrospective study reviewed the ATRs for all patients who received blood products over three years (2018, 2019, 2020). Of 81,498 transfusion episodes investigated, 132 (0.16%) were associated with ATRs. The most frequent adverse reactions were allergic reactions (62.9%, n = 83), followed by febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTR) (32.6%, n = 43). Among blood products, it was found that allergic reactions were associated with platelet transfusions (40.9%, n = 34) and FNHTR with packed red blood cell transfusions (79.0%, n = 34). Serious complications such as acute haemolytic transfusion reaction and transfusion-related lung injury were not reported. The low percentage of recorded ATRs may indicate an underestimation of the true incidence due to under-reporting. Accurate reporting of ATRs is a crucial element of the haemovigilance system and would improve blood transfusion safety and enhance patient management. KEYWORDS FNHTR; allergic reactions; TACO; haemovigilance; urticarial rash

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Demography and blood donation trends in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide retrospective, cross-sectional study

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Knowledge, Attitude, Motivators, and Barriers to Blood Donation Among Adults in Al-Qunfudah Governorate, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Acute Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Hospital: The Saudi Context

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