Open AccessDonor notification and counseling: Experiences and challenges from a private multi-specialty hospital in South India
Author(s) -
P M Bala Bhasker,
Anamika Aluri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_123_19
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , transmission (telecommunications) , referral , hepatitis b , specialty , hepatitis b virus , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , virus , electrical engineering , engineering
Donor notification and counseling plays a vital role in both blood safety and comprehensive donor care. This process informs donors about their status as to transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI), modes of transmission of such infections and helps prevent secondary transmission of these infections in the community.