Estimsation and comparison of the production cost of blood and blood products in 28 IBTO centers in 1381 [2002]

Estimation of the production cost of blood and blood products is essential to make more appropriate use of resources and to reduce costs. The production cost of each blood or blood product unit was estimated in 28 IBTO centers by taking into account provincial credits and officially communicated and provincial credits [with or without including credits of the first chapter]. The production cost of each product was multiplied in its own special index, depending on the complexity of production procedure. We did not use the industrial accounting method to estimate costs. The data obtained were analyzed by SPSS and Excel softwares. The production cost of one unit of blood/blood product in 71% of blood centers was estimated to be higher than the average country-wide cost provided from the provincial credits [with or without chapter 1 budget], and officially communicated and provincial credits. The same is true in 75% of blood centers whoes cost was provided from officially communicated and provincial credits without the first chapter being added. Most of IBTO centers spend more than the average country-wide cost to produce blood and blood products. It is recommended to revise resource management policies in blood transfusion centers

[Geographical distribution of ABO and Rh [D] blood groups among Iranian blood donors in the year 1361[1982] as compared with that of the year 1380 [2001]]

The distribution of main blood groups vary according to racial, ethnic and geographical differences. Due to their importance in qualitative and quantitative management of safe blood supplies in different geographical regions, due to the relation between a specific blood group with the prevalence of a typical disease, and further due to their significance in kidney transplantation procedure, we decided to analyze the frequency of ABO and Rh[D] blood types among 1,300,000 Iranian blood donors in different provinces of Iran in the year 2001 and compared the results with a similar study that was conducted in 1982. Clotted blood samples were obtained from donors. Then, the samples were tested for A, B, O and Rh [D] blood groups using anti-A, anti-B and anti-D reagents. The ABO blood group was determined by comparing the results of forward typing with that of reverse typing. The final results were collected from 28 different provinces throughout Iran and were then analyzed by Excel program. Our findings are shown in a discending order of frequency: O blood group was detected in 37.62% of population; A blood group in 30.25%; B blood group in 24.36% and AB blood group in 7.77%. The frequency of O and B blood groups has increased 1.3% in comparison to the results obtained in 1982; whereas the frequency of A blood group has decreased by 2%. In some provinces such as Azarbayejan-Gharby, Isfahan, Ilam, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiyary, Khuzistan, Fars, Kordestan, Kohkiloyeh-BoyerAhmad, Mazandaran, Hormozgan and Yazd, the blood group frequencies have shown more alteration. This change in frequency is due to several factors including the modification of provincial borders, migration to other cities during the Iran-Iraq war, as well as the tendency to move to larger, industrialized cities

[ Evaluation of the attitude of Iranian women towards blood donation]

The most important goal of IBTO is to prepare safe and sufficient blood and blood components; thus, the appropriate screening of donors out of low-risk population is significant. It is likely that women population compared with men is at lower risk in regard to high-risk behaviors leading to blood-transmitted infections. However, the donation attempts on part of women compared to men are less frequent. A cross-sectional study was conducted on Iranian female population at the age range of 17-65 in eight provinces of Iran. A questionnaire was prepared. The number of samples was calculated as 12000 using statistical formulas. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS 11 statistical software. The age average of women under study was 32.6 +/- 12.1. Most of them were married, housekeeper, and had diploma. 24.1% of them had a record of blood donation while 75.4% never enjoyed such an experience. The educational background and employment rate of women with no blood donation precedent were significantly lower than those with previous history of blood donation [P