Prevalence of anaemia among blood donors in eastern Morocco: The need for pre‐donation haemoglobin assessment
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.
Authors
- Rachid Seddik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0464-384X)
- Mohammed Bellaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-4550)
- Karam Yahya Belmokhtar
- Mohammed Choukri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-5061)
- Saida Lhousni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-3853)
- Ihab Belmokhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-9929)
- Redouane Boulouiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4430-3612)
- Zaina Sidqi
Institutions
- Mohamed I University (MA)
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Mohammed VI d'Oujda (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.13133
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00