Title
Retrospective analysis of whole blood donor demographics at a rural University in India
Authors
Arvind Kumar Singh, Aaditya Shivhare*, Yatendra Mohan, Jyoti Kala Bharati & Nouratan Singh
Affiliation
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Arvind Kumar Singh - E - mail: arvind.singh@upums.ac.in
Aaditya Shivhare - E - mail: aaditya.shiv@upums.ac.in
Yatendra Mohan - E - mail: yaten.mohan@upums.ac.in;
kumaryatendra1@gmail.com
Jyoti Kala Bharati - E - mail: jyoti.kala@upums.ac.in;
jyotikalabharati@gmail.com
Nouratan Singh - E - mail: nouratansingh@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
The WHO highlights a significant disparity in blood donation, with developing countries, comprising 82% of the global population, contributing only 39% of the world's blood supply. Addressing this gap requires promoting voluntary blood donation and understanding donor demographics. This study examines the demographic profile of blood donors in rural Uttar Pradesh (UP) from 2018 to 2023, analyzing data from 45,067 donors at UPUMS Blood Centre. Results show that 97.6% of donors were male, 73% were first-time donors and 87.9% were aged 18-34. Blood group distribution was "B" Positive (33.7%), followed by "O" Positive (29.4%), "A" Positive (26.3%) and "AB" Positive (10.6%) and 4% were Rh-ve. The findings suggest that strategies to engage women encourage repeat donations and target students and professionals could improve donor recruitment and retention.
Keywords
Blood donation, donor demographics, voluntary blood donation, rural blood donors.
Citation
Singh et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 952-956 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
