The low recruitment and retention of blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa is a grave concern
for blood transfusion services in the region. This problem is exacerbated by factors such as a …

Background: Despite increasing need for blood donation in medical practice, little is known
about pattern of blood donation and characteristics of blood donors in some African …

Background: This study was done to know the distribution and frequencies of blood groups
among blood donors attending voluntary blood donation camps organized by the Rajendra …

Introduction The World Health Organization recommends that 1% to 3% of a country's
population should donate blood to meet its demand and should focus on young people to …

Background Adequate provision of safe blood through voluntary non‐remunerated donation
(VNRD) is critical to the delivery of quality health care. Understanding the factors affecting …

Background: Blood transfusion centers are saddled with the main responsibility of educating
and encouraging people to willingly donate to save life. Despite the percentage of women in …

Introduction: As a developing nation, Nigeria's transfusion service is characterised by low
quality control and a high incidence of clots in blood bags. About one-quarter of donors in …

Background: The decision to establish voluntary donor based National Blood Transfusion
Services (NBTS) in all member states of the World Health Assembly (WHA) was conceived …

Introduction: Prospective blood donors are routinely screened for blood borne infections but
medical illnesses and haemo-globin genotype are overlooked despite a high prevalence of …

jsmc volume 9(2) final 20 January 2020 Page 1 Assessment of Knowledge of Medical
Students Regarding Female as Under Represented Group of Blood Donors This article may …