Fostering repeat donations in Ghana

Owusu‐Ofori, Shirley; Asenso-Mensah, Kwame; Boateng, Peter Kojo; Sarkodie, Francis; Allain, Jean‐Pierre

doi:10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.10.021

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“…VNRD in Burkina Faso are mostly young men (80.8%) who present more often and more often repeat donations than women. As previously indicated in Burkina Faso and other West African countries, the percentage of repeat donors is low (11.3%); most of them donate only twice a year (Table 1; Owusu‐Ofori et al. 2010; Diarra et al.…”

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Seroprevalence and incidence of transfusion‐transmitted infectious diseases among blood donors from regional blood transfusion centres in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Nagalo

Bisseyé²,

Sanou

et al. 2011

Tropical Med Int Health

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Abstractbackground and objective The high prevalence of numerous transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis in sub-Saharan Africa affects blood safety for transfusion recipients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of transfusiontransmissible infectious diseases among blood donors in Burkina Faso.methods A retrospective study of blood donors' records from January to December 2009 was conducted. Prevalence and incidence of viral infections were calculated among repeat and first-time blood donors.results Of the total of 31 405 first-time volunteer blood donors in 2009, 24.0% were infected with at least one pathogen and 1.8% had serological evidence of multiple infections. The seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis in first-time volunteer donors was 1.8%, 13.4%, 6.3% and 2.1%, respectively. In 3981 repeat donors, the incidence rate was 3270.2, 5874.1 and 6784.6 per 100 000 donations for anti-HIV-1, HBsAg and anti-HCV, respectively. These numbers varied significantly according to populations where blood is collected and blood centres in Burkina Faso.conclusion The relatively high prevalence of viral markers in first-time volunteers and remarkably high incidence of infections in repeat donors raise concerns regarding the safety of these donors and suggest that implementation of NAT might significantly improve the situation.

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Seroprevalence and incidence of transfusion‐transmitted infectious diseases among blood donors from regional blood transfusion centres in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Nagalo

Bisseyé²,

Sanou

et al. 2011

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…Blood transfusion practice in rural sub‐Saharan Africa is difficult and differs in many respects from practice in resource‐rich countries. While certain principles of practice in resource‐rich countries can be applied, or at least addressed, relatively easily, others are currently impractical or virtually impossible 2‐10 . The main indications for transfusion are different—severe malaria and obstetric hemorrhage are prevalent, compared to elective surgery and cancer, which rarely or never lead to requirements for transfusion.…”

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Blood transfusion practice in a rural hospital in Northern Ghana, Damongo, West Gonja District

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“…While the influx of family-replacement donors can quickly reach a plateau, a volunteer donor pool is more readily expandable. Continuous recruitment efforts and innovative strategies to encourage repeat donation of all donors are urgently needed [33].…”

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External Financial Aid to Blood Transfusion Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Need for Reflection

Ala¹,

Allain

Bates

et al. 2012

PLoS Med

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Fostering repeat donations in Ghana

Cited by 24 publications

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Seroprevalence and incidence of transfusion‐transmitted infectious diseases among blood donors from regional blood transfusion centres in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Seroprevalence and incidence of transfusion‐transmitted infectious diseases among blood donors from regional blood transfusion centres in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Blood transfusion practice in a rural hospital in Northern Ghana, Damongo, West Gonja District

External Financial Aid to Blood Transfusion Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Need for Reflection

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