Table 1:
Characteristics of donors and donations in the 38 Francophone Africa blood services according to type of center in 2016.
| Characteristics | National Blood Services (n=6) | Regional Blood Services (n=13) | Hospital-based blood services (n=17) | Collection sites (n=2) | All services (n=38) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of blood donors | 266,627 | 70,015 | 26,071 | 4,131 | 366,844 | |
| Annual number of donations | 425,425 | 104,395 | 38,362 | 4,751 | 572,933 | |
| Proportion of Blood order fulfilment% (median (range)) | 75.5 (71–100) | 75.8 (20.5–100) | 51.8 (23.3–100) | na | 63.8 (20.5–100) | |
| Proportion of Mobile collection% (median (range)) | 48(6.6–59.4) | 55(0–61.8) | 84 (0–95.9) | 42.1 | 80.6 (0–95.9) | |
| Proportion of Voluntary Non Remunerated donors% (median (range)) | 78 (14–100) | 81.4 (32–100) | 55 (5–95) | 100 | 83(5–100) | |
| Proportion of Regular donors% (median (range)) | 68.2 (53–87) | 41.8 (8–58) | 55.8 (3–95) | 92 | 55.8 (3–95) | |
| Proportion of Deferred donors% (median (range)) | 18.4 (9.2–33.3) | 21.5 (3.1–46.5) | 10.3 (0–66.8) | 14 (1.2–26.8) | 14.7 (0–66.8) | |
| Proportion of Male donors% (median (range)) | 81.3 (73.5–85.7) | 84.4 (75–93) | 78.3 (50.5–91) | 88.9 | 82.1 (50.5–93) | |
| Donors mean Age in Years% (median (range)) | 32(26–42) | 32(21–41) | 30 (22–39) | 20 | 31(21–42) | |
| HIVAb and/or P24Ag positive rate % (median (range)) | 1.6(0.2–2.9) | 1.2(0.2–3.7) | 1.5(0.4–3.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.7) | 1.4(0.2–3.7) | |
| HBsAg positive rate % (median (range)) | 6.3 (1.7–9.4) | 7.6 (1.1–8.8) | 5.3 (2.2–11.1) | 4(0.4–7.6) | 6.2 (0.4–11.1) | |
| HCV Ab positive rate% (median (range)) | 2(0.7–3.4) | 1.5 (0.3–5.8) | 1.6 (0.1–5.5) | 1.7 (0.1–3.5) | 1.6 (0.1–5.8) | |
| Syphilis Prevalence% (median (range)) | 1.5 (0,3–3.2) | 1.1 (0.0–4.9) | 0.9 (0.5–5.1) | 0.38 (0.0–1.7) | 1 (0.0–5.1) | |
| ABORhD Blood groups frequency% (median (range)) | A | 20.9 (20–28) | 21 (12–24) | 18.3 (12–26.5) | 20 (19–21) | 19.8 (12–26.5) |
| B | 22 (17–28) | 22.1 (12–26) | 16.8 (11–30) | 23 (20–26) | 19.9 (11–30) | |
| AB | 4.2 (1.8–6) | 3.6 (1–5) | 2.8 (1–6) | 4.5 (1–8) | 3.9 (1–8) | |
| O | 49.7 (44–60) | 53.2 (45–75) | 62.2 (50–70) | 52.5 (45–60) | 56.4 (44–75) | |
| RhD | 93.5 (91.4–97.1) | 91.3 (80–95.1) | 94.7 (90–99) | 92.5 (90–95.1) | 93 (80–99) | |
| Proportion of Whole blood separated into components% (median (range)) | 77.0 (15.6–100) | 43(0–100) | 14.4 (0–94) | 50(0–100) | 87 (0–100) | |