Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018
SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IN VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION CAMPS IN BLOOD BANK, RIMS, RANCHI, JHARKHAND
Ajay Kumar Shrivastava, Sushma Kumari, Satyajeet, Ramesh Kumar Shrivastava
Abstract :
OBJECTIVE:–The study was done to provide data on the most common age group among voluntary blood donors donating blood in various blood donation camps organized by RIMS, Ranchi.
MATERIALS AND METHODS USED:–
This was a retrospective study done at BLOOD BANK, RIMS, Ranchi over a period of 3 years from January 2014 to December 2016.
The age criteria for voluntary donation was 18 years to 60 years and criteria for weight was 45 kg and above, with ≥12.5 gm hemoglobin/dl for collection of 350 ml blood[1].
Total 20,429 healthy voluntary blood donors participated in the study. Data was reported in simple numbers and percentage.
RESULT:–
The study showed that donors of age group 18–27 years were the most common (11375) followed by 28–37 years (5285) followed by 38–47 years (2720) followed by 48–60 years (1049).
The number of blood donations received were affected by the institute or organizations which organized the blood donation camps.
CONCLUSION:–
The study provides information on the trend of relatively common age groups doing voluntary blood donation in the region. Based on this study plans can be made on which group to target to achieve maximum voluntary donations and which group need more counseling to eak their myths regarding blood donations.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Ajay Kumar Shrivastava, Sushma Kumari, Satyajeet, Ramesh Kumar Shrivastava, SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IN VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION CAMPS IN BLOOD BANK, RIMS, RANCHI, JHARKHAND, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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Ajay Kumar Shrivastava, Sushma Kumari, Satyajeet, Ramesh Kumar Shrivastava, SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IN VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION CAMPS IN BLOOD BANK, RIMS, RANCHI, JHARKHAND, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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