Depleted iron stores in voluntary blood donors: A three-center cross-sectional study in Ghana

Depleted iron stores in voluntary blood donors: A three-center cross-sectional study in Ghana

Background: Blood donation is frequently associated with iron deficiency. Although iron deficiency is endemic in Ghana, there is a scarcity of data on iron stores in blood donors to inform donor recruitment policy. This study determined the prevalence and factors predictive of depleted iron stores i...

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Main Authors: Patrick Adu, David Bennin, Richard Ato Edzie, Ama Gyasiwaah Owusu-Poku, Toniah Umar Hakeem, Glory Obadiah Baba, Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
blood donors
calculated red cell indices
depleted iron stores
serum ferritin
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2020;volume=14;issue=2;spage=149;epage=157;aulast=Adu

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