Okpara R A
Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Trop Geogr Med. 1989 Jan;41(1):89-93.
In an attempt to improve voluntary blood donation at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (U.C.T.H.) a questionnaire was designed to determine the attitudes of the people towards blood transfusion and blood donation. Of the 246 that responded to the questionnaire 196 (79.7%) would be willing to donate blood freely while 50 (20.3%) would not donate their blood. The most common reason for non-donation and non-acceptance of blood transfusion was religious belief. The results suggest that although most Nigerians are willing to donate blood freely, more positive steps should be taken to educate the population about blood donation and transfusion.
为了提高卡拉巴尔大学教学医院（U.C.T.H.）的自愿无偿献血率，设计了一份问卷来确定人们对输血和献血的态度。在246名回复问卷的人中，196人（79.7%）愿意自愿献血，而50人（20.3%）不愿意献血。不献血和不接受输血的最常见原因是宗教信仰。结果表明，尽管大多数尼日利亚人愿意自愿献血，但应采取更积极的措施向民众宣传献血和输血知识。
