Inadequate and maldistribution of critical personnel for blood transfusion services, a potential threat to blood safety in Nigeria: a multicenter cooperative study.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The safety of blood depends on the training and experience of personnel responsible for its processing, especially in low-resource settings where an ineffective environment poses a challenge to the provision of safe blood. The study aimed to conduct an audit of personnel involved in blood transfusion services in all Tertiary Hospitals (THs) in Nigeria. Method: Electronic-based (Google Form) cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2019 and June 2020. Data was analysed with SPSS (version 21.0). Main Result: Most of the THs had medical laboratory scientist 48 (96.00%) [Mean ± SD (8.10 ± 7.40) and Sum (337.00)] and majority had Haematologist 30 (60.00%) [Mean ± SD (3.60 ± 2.45) and Sum (144.00)] but only 14 (28.00%) [Mean ± SD (1.54 ± 0.66) and Sum (21.00)] had Nurses and 21 (42.00%) [Mean ± SD (3.05 ± 2.17) and Sum (65.00)] had blood donor recruiters. The South-West (SW) had the highest manpower, at 250 (29.34%), and the North-East (NE) had the least, at 60 (7.04%). Out of the 21 Nurses, SW had 7 (33.33%), whereas NE had 0 (0.00%). Among the 65 donor recruiters, SW had 16 (24.62%), whereas NE had 8 (12.31%). Conclusion: The bulk of transfusion manpower was made up of medical laboratory scientists, with a gross shortage of nurses and blood donor recruiters. There is a maldistribution of the manpower that forms the linkage between altruistic donors and the system. These findings call for urgent recruitment/redeployment and training of nurses in transfusion services and eventual deployment of resources for training of specialists in transfusion medicine.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Haematology
Authors: Abdulqadir, Ibrahim, Umar, Garba, Yau, Nabila, Hassan, Abdul-Aziz, Ayodele, Olaniyi, Musa, Abubakar, Abubakar, Sani, Ndakotsu, Muhammad, Jasini, James, Adeyemo, Titilayo, Mustapha, Falmata, Borodo, Awwal, Ukoma, Chi-Kadibia, Benedict, Nwogoh, Ugwu, Ngozi, Ekaete, Iniabasi, Ugwu, Angela, Akinpelu, Oluwaseun, Olaitan, Omokanye, Abba, Aisha, Owojuyigbe, Temilola, Isyaku, Mujtaba, Bashir, Ibrahim, Jatau, Ezra, Ekwere, Timothy, Oladosu-Olayiwola, Rashidat, Hezekiah, Isa, Diggi, Sirajo, Nwannadi, Ikenna, Yuguda, Saleh, Musa, Sani, Idi, Hadiza, Adeleke, Ibijola, Ekanem, Mabel, Madu, Anazoeze, Ikusemoro, Augustina, Aliyu, Tukur, Galadanci, Aisha, Bassey, Bassey, Kuliya, Aisha, Hassan, Sadiya, Majeed, Adepoju, Umar, Anas, Abubakar, Habib, Gimba, Muhammad, Michael, Ugbor, Ali, Abdulmalik, Isah, Ahmed
Institutions: Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre Keffi, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, University of Maiduguri, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Jos University Teaching Hospital, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre Nguru, Delta State University, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, University Of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Center, Birnin Kudu
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7106285176
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