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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Blood Transfusion among Health Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Blood Transfusion among Health Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Authors :
Kalejaiye, OO
Ogbenna , AA
Opadeyi, OM
Source :
Nigerian Medical Practitioner; Vol. 81 No. 1-3 (2022); 3-12
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
SAME Ventures, 2022.

Abstract

While efforts remain ongoing globally to find a perfect synthetic alternative to blood and blood products, blood transfusion is still the standard of care for managing patients with several conditions. Low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria lag the rest of the world in annual blood donations to meet the country's blood need. Healthcare professionals are central to voluntary blood donation services worldwide and are a potential blood donor pool. This study therefore, examined healthcare professionals in a tertiary centre in Lagos, Nigeria to document their knowledge of, and attitude towards blood donation and blood donation practices. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Study participants included 155 medical doctors, 117 nurses, 17 pharmacists and 38 Laboratory scientists recruited using a stratified sampling technique. Data were obtained from participants using a pre-tested, predesign study proforma and analysed using IBM SPSS statistics, version 25. The level of statistical significance was set as a p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01890964
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nigerian Medical Practitioner
Accession number :
edsair.78975075580c..4f179e67dc77f004417d492aa2d7a0b9