ABSTRACT

Background: Blood and its components plays an important role in life saving. These blood can be obtained in units from either by voluntary or replacement donors. Inspite of doing extensive research, the substitutes cannot meet the demand. Hence, blood donation has to be promoted to meet the demand. To achieve the target at satisfactory level, the awareness to be created on general population and at all age groups. This study helps to identify the gender and age group distribution of the voluntary and replacement blood donors. Aims and Objectives: 1. To identify the gender distribution among the voluntary and replacement blood donors. 2. To identify the age group distribution among the voluntary and replacement blood donors. Materials and Methods: The subjects in this study were the voluntary and replacement blood donors in the blood bank of Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry for the period of one year. Results: In the present study, the gender distribution among voluntary and replacement blood donors shows male predominance when compared to females. Out of which, the male voluntary donors were around 1300 and females were around 200. Similarly in replacement donors, the male (2100) outnumbered females(400). The younger age group(18-30 years) are the major donors in both voluntary and replacement blood donation. Conclusion: Inspite of many educational and awareness programs conducted either by government or institutions, the voluntary blood donation has not reached its sufficient level. The replacement donors are motivated under stressful circumstances only. Moreover. the younger age groups are involved more than other age group populations. Hence, tremendous efforts in motivating people is to be done and adequate campaign is to be done on all populations for voluntary donation of blood. Keywords: Blood Donors, Gender, Age Group
Publication date: 1/1/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.1025