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. 2020 Oct 15;10(5):145–150.

Table 1.

The incidence of adverse reactions in blood donation in different countries around the world

Country (Year) Sample Size % of Blood Donation in women % of Blood Donation in first Donors Incidence of Adverse Reaction Document Quality

local Systemic total
Iran (2005) [8] 554 6 13 - 0.13 - Medium
Saudi Arabia (2017) [15] 18936 1.4 47 - 0.11 - High
Nigeria (2017) [13] 459 10 - 0.022 0.028 0.05 Medium
USA (2009) [17] 4348686 49 19 0.015 0.029 0.044 High
India (2015) [18] 29524 17.5 26.4 0.0017 0.0019 0.0036 High
USA (2005) [19] 89544 52 29 - 0.086 - High
Italy (2002) [20] 94522 8.6 19.5 0.004 0.013 0.017 High
Brazil (2009) [21] 724861 30 32 - 0.022 - High
USA (2009) [22] 793293 48 21 - - 0.004 High
India (2014) [23] 88201 39 35 - 0.012 - High
India (2012) [14] 22587 0.57 29.8 0.008 0.014 0.022 High
USA (1982) [6] 16424 - 14.5 - - 0.03 Medium
India (2017) [7] 1000 15 53 - 0.025 - Medium
Japan (2012) [24] 43984 14.8 10.5 - - 0.06 High
Pakistan (2016) [25] 41579 0.02 - 0.0002 0.0127 0.0129 High
USA (2009) [26] 422231 57.8 24.6 - 0.014 - High
India (2008) [27] 30370 3.1 87.2 - 0.016 - High
Germany (2015) [11] 928411 47.8 82 - - 0.007 High
India (2017) [12] 1095 2.9 31.8 0.087 0.015 0.103 High
Greece (2005) [28] 12198 24 19.2 - 0.008 - High
Italy (2007) [29] 4906 24.2 - - 0.012 - High
India (2011) [4] 19045 23.1 87.9 0.001 0.005 0.006 High
Iran (2010) [30] 5285 26.5 18 - 0.02 - Medium
Iran (2018) [31] 25891 7 21 - 0.007 - High
Netherland (2012) [32] 12051 46 - 0.047 0.037 0.084 High
USA (2008) [33] 6014472 - - 0.01 0.026 0.03 High
Japan (2017) [34] 4105 71 - - 0.02 - High
USA (2015) [35] 1865544 47.5 15.2 0.003 0.019 0.022 High
USA (2016) [9] 30868 46 - - 0.0034 - High
Italy (2010) [36] 893323 30 - 0.001 0.005 0.006 High