Blood Donor TTI Reactive Notification and Counselling at 250 Bedded Corporate Hospital

Dr Muskan Chaudhary, Dr. Anshul Bansal, Dr. Anshul Bansal

Abstract: Aims: Our retrospective study was done to evaluate the response of transfusion-transmissible infection (TTI)-reactive donors after notification of their abnormal test results from January ?May 2025. Materials and Methods: This study is an Retrospective study performed at RBH hospital over a period of 4months. Our study evaluated the response rate of TTI-reactive donors after notification of their abnormal test results over 4 months as per the existing strategy (three telephonic and two postal communications). The National Blood Policy of India, advocates the results of transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) to be disclosed to blood donors. Results: During the study period, 23 blood donors were found to be serious in the 4-month donation of 1,431 units. Of these 464 seroreactive cases, 1 HIV positive, 8 were hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg), 1 hepatitis C (HCV) positive, and 13 were not VDRL reactive. TTI-reactive donors (22) were contacted with various markings. Few phones were notified by mail if they were not available via telephone. The return rate of 22 contacted donors was 96.2%. This is because two donors reported one per person (18 at first, three at the second, one at the third call) have been reported. The remaining 1 non-responders were VDRL reactive. Conclusion: Donation Notification and Grants are important aspects of the Healthcare System, providing information about serological status, the impact of test results on donors, and ultimately transfer to healthcare. Similar to our data, only 96.2% of blood donors were able to contacted over phone, and as incomplete demographic details were the main limiting factors when communicating. The rate of return for 22 contact donors was 96.2%. The majority of notification donors for our study contacted their health service providers when they received clear instructions. The very high rate of return of donors contacted ensured they knew the status of the test results.

Keywords: transfusion transmitted infections, donor notification response, blood donation, public health communication, sero-reactive screening

How to Cite?: Dr Muskan Chaudhary, Dr. Anshul Bansal, Dr. Anshul Bansal, "Blood Donor TTI Reactive Notification and Counselling at 250 Bedded Corporate Hospital", Volume 14 Issue 7, July 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 217-219, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25702103215, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25702103215