| Literature DB >> 8116064 |
J Vos1, B Gumodoka, J Z Ng'weshemi, F C Kigadye, W M Dolmans, M W Borgdorff.
Abstract
Records of 497 patients who received a blood transfusion in Mwanza Region, Tanzania, were analyzed in order to estimate the proportion of avoidable blood transfusions. This was part of a more comprehensive study which aims at the reduction of transfusion-associated HIV transmission. Blood transfusion recipients were divided into the following groups: operated patients (12%), pregnant women (8%), under-fives (62%), children aged 5-14 years (5%) and adults (13%). Two sets of criteria were applied to estimate the number of avoidable blood transfusions. The total proportion of avoidable blood transfusions using these criteria were 32 and 56%, respectively. If the strictest criteria were applied the proportion of avoidable blood transfusions in operated patients was 44%, in pregnant women with chronic anaemia 18%, in under-fives 62%, in children 31% and in adults 51%. It was concluded that a major reduction in the number of blood transfusions could be achieved, in particular in under-fives.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Blood Transfusion; Child; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Health; Health Facilities; Hemic System; Hemoglobin Level; Hiv Infections--transmission; Hospitals; Information; Information Processing; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Pregnant Women; Records; Retrospective Studies; Studies; Tanzania; Technical Report; Treatment; Viral Diseases; Youth
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8116064
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Geogr Med ISSN： 0041-3232