title: To evaluate the extent of awareness about hazards of blood transfusion among the blood recipients.
abstract: This cross-sectional, observational study was carried out among the blood receiving patients conducted in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from April 2008 to August 2009, over 126 purposively selected, to evaluate the extent of awareness about hazards of blood transfusion among the blood recipient. In this study 74.1% of male and 73.3% of female respondents had correct knowledge of blood transfusion (p>0.05). In literate group 85(91.4%) had knowledge about blood donation and transfusion compared to 8(8.6%) in illiterate group with significant statistical difference (p=0.001). Different misconception and lack of awareness about safe blood transfusion is present among people receiving blood and blood products. Illiterate persons have significant less level of knowledge about safe blood transfusion. So the number of educational programs on blood-donation should be expanded and transmitted to encourage possible receivers to take blood from nonprofessional volunteer donor and to carry out relevant screening tests before receiving blood products. Furthermore, they should know that all measures besides screening tests are implemented by blood banks to ensure that blood donation is safe for donors and that transfusion of the donated blood is safe for recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afrin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D055815:Young Adult