title: Informed consent in blood transfusion: knowledge and administrative issues in Uganda hospitals.
abstract: Blood as a transplant is not free of risks. Clinicians and patients ought to know the parameters of a transfusion informed consent. A mixed methodology to explore patients' and clinicians' knowledge and opinions of administration and strategies to improve the transfusion informed consent process was conducted. The clinicians' level of knowledge was limited to provision of information about and the right to consent to a transfusion. They disagreed on administrative issues but had acceptable opinions on improving the process. Patients perceived this process as a way of assurance of blood safety. This process is important and should not be omitted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda. kajja133@gmail.com
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kajja
authors.forename: Gabriel S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bimenya
authors.forename: Cees Th
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Smit Sibinga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000523:psychology*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D028701:Patient Rights; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012306:Risk; D012494:Sampling Studies; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014454:Uganda