Open AccessNotification of transfusion transmitted infection
Author(s) -
Lincoln Choudhury,
Shailaja Tetali
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of medical ethics/indian journal of medical ethics (online)
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0975-5691
pISSN - 0974-8466
DOI - 10.20529/ijme.2008.022
Subject(s) - blood bank , blood transfusion , medicine , blood donor , blood units , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery , medical emergency , immunology
The National Blood Policy of India, 2002, advocates the disclosure of results of transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) to blood donors. However, in the absence of well-defined notification processes, and in order to avoid serious consequences resulting from unguided disclosure, blood bank personnel discard blood that is TTI-positive. We report on a survey of 105 voluntary blood donors in Kerala. Only two out of three participants had filled the donor form in the last year. Only half were aware that the blood bank was supposed to inform them if they tested positive for TTI. Fifty-seven per cent of donors wanted to be informed every time they donated blood, irrespective of a positive or negative result.