Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria
Background: Reduction of maternal mortality from Obstetric haemorrhage requires a multipronged approach; however, availability of safe blood and transfusion is essential to it. Objectives: To evaluate pregnant women perception towards blood donation by their relatives/spouses for them during antenat...
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| description | Background: Reduction of maternal mortality from Obstetric haemorrhage requires a multipronged approach; however, availability of safe blood and transfusion is essential to it.
Objectives: To evaluate pregnant women perception towards blood donation by their relatives/spouses for them during antenatal period and attitude towards compulsory blood donation.
Method: A cross-sectional study using an interviewer-administered semi-structured pretested questionnaire was used to assess the perception of pregnant women to blood donation by their relatives/partner during antenatal care. The data was analysed using SPSS.
Result: Four hundred respondents, ages ranged from 15 - 45 years with a mean of 30.9 ± 5.80 years and parity ranged from 0 - 12 with a median of 24(Interquartile range of 25,20;50, 24; 75, 29.8 ). Three hundred and eighty-six (96.5%) were married; 258 (64.5%) knew that they may need blood during childbirth ofwhich 228 (88.4%) would rely on their relatives/partners to donate the blood. Three hundred and thirty-two (83.0%) were willing to ask their partners /relatives to donate blood for them during antenatal care, while 68(17.0%) opposed it for various reasons.
Occupation, marital status, parity and age were found to be statistically significant(X[2]= 24.8 P = 0.0001; X[2] = 8.18, P =0.0004 ; X[2]=15.39 P= 0.000 and X[2]= 22.14 P= 0.0001 respectively)
Conclusion: Majority of the respondents were aware that they may require blood during pregnancy or childbirth for which they believed that their partners/relatives would donate blood for them if requested to do so; although one -fifth would rather wait until the need arises. Knowledge of voluntary blood donation is poor among the respondents. Public enlightenment would help to address these gaps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5825bf7e41548eeb69e56287311d8202022-12-21T22:45:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNigerian Journal of Medicine1115-26132020-01-0129114214610.4103/1115-2613.284877Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest NigeriaO Ashimi AdewaleG Amole TaiwoHalima Umar IbrahimUsman HauwaBackground: Reduction of maternal mortality from Obstetric haemorrhage requires a multipronged approach; however, availability of safe blood and transfusion is essential to it. Objectives: To evaluate pregnant women perception towards blood donation by their relatives/spouses for them during antenatal period and attitude towards compulsory blood donation. Method: A cross-sectional study using an interviewer-administered semi-structured pretested questionnaire was used to assess the perception of pregnant women to blood donation by their relatives/partner during antenatal care. The data was analysed using SPSS. Result: Four hundred respondents, ages ranged from 15 - 45 years with a mean of 30.9 ± 5.80 years and parity ranged from 0 - 12 with a median of 24(Interquartile range of 25,20;50, 24; 75, 29.8 ). Three hundred and eighty-six (96.5%) were married; 258 (64.5%) knew that they may need blood during childbirth ofwhich 228 (88.4%) would rely on their relatives/partners to donate the blood. Three hundred and thirty-two (83.0%) were willing to ask their partners /relatives to donate blood for them during antenatal care, while 68(17.0%) opposed it for various reasons. Occupation, marital status, parity and age were found to be statistically significant(X[2]= 24.8 P = 0.0001; X[2] = 8.18, P =0.0004 ; X[2]=15.39 P= 0.000 and X[2]= 22.14 P= 0.0001 respectively) Conclusion: Majority of the respondents were aware that they may require blood during pregnancy or childbirth for which they believed that their partners/relatives would donate blood for them if requested to do so; although one -fifth would rather wait until the need arises. Knowledge of voluntary blood donation is poor among the respondents. Public enlightenment would help to address these gaps.http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=1;spage=142;epage=146;aulast=Adewale;type=0 |
| spellingShingle | O Ashimi Adewale G Amole Taiwo Halima Umar Ibrahim Usman Hauwa Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria Nigerian Journal of Medicine |
| title | Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria |
| title_full | Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria |
| title_short | Antenatal blood donation: Perception of pregnant women in a rural community Northwest Nigeria |
| title_sort | antenatal blood donation perception of pregnant women in a rural community northwest nigeria |
| url | http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=1;spage=142;epage=146;aulast=Adewale;type=0 |
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