Impact of notification and counselling of reactive blood donors at a super-speciality hospital
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20220251Keywords:
Donor notification, Counselling, CeropositiveAbstract
Background: Donor notification is emphasized as an efficient method of curtailing TTIs recently. But its limitations like low notification rate and lack of follow up of treatment of notified donors are still unaddressed. The aim of the study was to analyze the response rate of notified reactive donors, to elicit hidden risks factors and to see impact of donor notification on reactive donors.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the blood bank of a 350 bedded multispecialty hospital in north India. Data was collected from reactive blood donor counselling register over a period of one year. After six months a telephonic interview was conducted of all the reactive donors who responded to notification calls and came for counselling to inquire if they went for further testing and treatment after they were notified.
Results: There were 1345 whole blood donations over a period of 14 months of which 29 (2.15%) were reactive donors. Notification rate was 48.27%. During counselling 4 donors revealed high risk history which they had denied during pre-donation counselling. After telephonic conversation with these notified donors, we analyzed that 7 (50%) donors were taking treatment while 3 donors informed that they got themselves tested from a private lab and were reported negative. Two donors informed that they had not gone for any testing anywhere while we could not trace 2 donors due to change of contact numbers.
Conclusions: Curtailing TTI’s through donor notification by blood banks alone is an unattainable mission. A centralized computer data system connecting all blood banks and interlinking of government agencies and blood banks like the recently started NVHCP is need of the hour.
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