Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Blood is an important requirement in different medical and surgical conditions with half of all donations are from developing countries. Present study aimed to assess the prevalence and causes of blood donor rejection in a particular area. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the Department of General Pathology of Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College, Meerut. A total of 400 volunteers were screened for the blood donation. The primary screening of the donors was done before the collection of the blood. Primary screening included body weight measurement, blood pressure, pulse rate, and hemoglobin screening. Results: A total of 400 registered for the blood donation camp and were screened for donation. Out of these 400 blood donors, 224 donors were rejected and 172 were accepted. The selected blood donors included 128 males and 48 females. Out of the rejected blood donors, 164 were females and 60 were males. The deferral of males and female donors were mainly due to and low hemoglobin level, low body weight, uderage. Conclusion: Careful selection of blood donors is an important aspect of any blood transfusion service. This can be concluded that similar to other areas, the rate of deferral for blood donors is more for female candidates than male candidates.
Key words: Anemia, blood donation, blood donor, blood transfusion.

Received: 13 April, 2019                            Revised:  29 May 2019                             Accepted: 30 May 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Pramila Gupta, Associate Professor,  Department of Pathology, Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College, Meerut, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Gupta P. Analysis of prevalence and causes of rejection rate of blood donors. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 109-113.