Negative peri-donation events among whole blood donors in a blood bank in Ibadan, Nigeria


Submitted: 8 June 2017
Accepted: 4 August 2017
Published: 31 December 2017
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The existence and sustenance of the blood bank depends on blood donors. It is imperative that the donation experience is satisfactory for the donors. Therefore this study was carried out to determine the frequency of undesirable events experienced by the blood donor as part of donor haemovigilance. This was a retrospective descriptive study of the events that occurred amongst the blood donors of the blood bank of a tertiary institution. The blood donor incident book was reviewed for the period of six months. Negative undesirable events occurred in 2% of the donor populations, of which 45.8% could not complete the blood donation process while only 16.7% completed the blood donation process. Mild vasovagal attack occurred in 0.2% of the donor population. Undisclosed deferrable risk factors/ behaviours were identified by the phlebotomist in the bleeding room which made donors unfit for donation even though they had passed the donor screening criteria. This accounted for 20.8% of those with negative experience. Guidelines are required to identify donors that are not likely to complete donation to avoid wastage of time, blood, resources and reduce undesirable experiences.

Fasola, F. A. (2017). Negative peri-donation events among whole blood donors in a blood bank in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2017.720

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