title: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Regular, Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donation in Peri-urban and Rural Communities in Mbarara District, South Western Uganda, and its Impact on Maternal Health.
authors.affiliation: Uganda Christian University, Bishop Tucker, Mukono, Uganda.
authors.forename: Peace Byamukama
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Natukunda
authors.affiliation: Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Ellon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agaba
authors.affiliation: Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wabuyi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS; MicroResearch Canada and Department of Paediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bortolussi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS; Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D000068097:Maternal Health; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014454:Uganda; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; fear of needles; maternal mortality; postpartum hemorrhage; traditional practices; volunteer blood donors