Prevalence of anaemia among blood donors in eastern Morocco: The need for pre-donation haemoglobin assessment.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 HEMATOLOGY Transfusion Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI:10.1111/tme.13133

Ihab Belmokhtar, Karam Yahya Belmokhtar, Saida Lhousni, Redouane Boulouiz, Zaina Sidqi, Mohammed Choukri, Rachid Seddik, Mohammed Bellaoui

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Abstract

Background: Anaemia remains the main cause of deferral in blood donation. However, in Morocco, pre-donation haemoglobin measurement is not systematic.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors such as sex, age and iron deficiency among blood donors in eastern Morocco in order to improve donor management practices.

Methods/materials: The study involved 2013 blood donors from the BRO Biobank. Blood samples were analysed using an automatic blood cell analyser for complete blood counts. Serum ferritin was measured by chemical and immunological analyser. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin levels less than 13 g/dL in men and 12 g/dL in women, according to the WHO recommendation.

Results: The overall prevalence of anaemia in eastern Morocco was 9.84% and it varied significantly by region. The majority of anaemic individuals were iron-deprived (88.64%). Anaemia was much higher in females (14.74%) than in males (5.46%). The highest prevalence of anaemia among females was in the age group of 18-20 years (25.2%), while among males it was in the age group of 61-65 years (18.52%).

Conclusions: The high prevalence of anaemia among blood donors in eastern Morocco highlights the need to implement pre-donation haemoglobin assessment in donor selection guidelines and to consider optional ferritin testing for at-risk populations. Moreover, educating donors about iron deficiency and iron-rich diets is essential for sustaining donor health and eligibility.

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背景：贫血仍然是推迟献血的主要原因。然而，在摩洛哥，献血前的血红蛋白测量并不系统：本研究旨在确定摩洛哥东部献血者中贫血症的患病率及相关因素，如性别、年龄和缺铁情况，以改进献血者管理方法：这项研究涉及来自 BRO 生物库的 2013 名献血者。使用自动血细胞分析仪对血样进行全血细胞计数分析。使用化学和免疫分析仪测量血清铁蛋白。根据世界卫生组织的建议，贫血的定义是男性血红蛋白水平低于 13 g/dL，女性血红蛋白水平低于 12 g/dL：摩洛哥东部贫血症的总发病率为 9.84%，不同地区的发病率差异很大。大多数贫血者缺铁（88.64%）。女性贫血率（14.74%）远高于男性（5.46%）。女性贫血患病率最高的年龄段为 18-20 岁（25.2%），而男性贫血患病率最高的年龄段为 61-65 岁（18.52%）：摩洛哥东部献血者中贫血症的高发率突出表明，有必要在献血者选择指南中实施献血前血红蛋白评估，并考虑对高危人群进行可选的铁蛋白检测。此外，对献血者进行有关缺铁和富含铁饮食的教育对于保持献血者的健康和献血资格至关重要。

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Transfusion Medicine 医学-血液学

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2.70

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Transfusion Medicine publishes articles on transfusion medicine in its widest context, including blood transfusion practice (blood procurement, pharmaceutical, clinical, scientific, computing and documentary aspects), immunohaematology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, medico-legal applications, and related molecular biology and biotechnology. In addition to original articles, which may include brief communications and case reports, the journal contains a regular educational section (based on invited reviews and state-of-the-art reports), technical section (including quality assurance and current practice guidelines), leading articles, letters to the editor, occasional historical articles and signed book reviews. Some lectures from Society meetings that are likely to be of general interest to readers of the Journal may be published at the discretion of the Editor and subject to the availability of space in the Journal.