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Halawani AJ, Alhamoud AH, Kabrah SM, Al Eissa MM, Daowd RA, Algarni AM, Alqarni AH, Alshahrani MM, Khan AA, Jalal NA, Mujalli A, Malak HA, Bantun F. Lack of association of ABO and RhD blood groups with COVID-19 mortality: A 2-center cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e39673. [PMID: 39287253 PMCID: PMC11404961 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000039673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Several diseases, including both noninfectious diseases and bacterial and viral diseases, are associated with the ABO and RH blood group systems. Previous studies have shown a link between blood type and the probability of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. In this study, we aimed to explore the correlation between deaths caused by COVID-19 and ABO and RhD blood types in Saudi Arabia. In this cross-sectional observational study, data from COVID-19 patients were collected from 2 major hospitals treating COVID-19 in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, between March 2020 and November 2021. The association between ABO and RhD blood types and COVID-19 outcomes was investigated. A total of 2302 real-time polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 patients were enrolled in this study; a chi-square test was used to determine the statistical significance of the data. Of the 2302 enrolled patients, 1008 (43.8%) had blood type O, 677 (29.41%) had blood type A, 502 (21.8%) had blood type B, and 115 (5%) had blood type AB. Of the patients, 2143 (93.1%) were RhD-positive. The O-positive blood type had the highest mortality rate among COVID-19-infected patients, whereas the AB-negative type had the lowest. However, statistical analysis revealed no significant correlation between blood type (ABO or RhD) and COVID-19-based susceptibility or mortality. In conclusion, we found no association between ABO and RhD blood types and either susceptibility to or mortality due to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amr J. Halawani
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Paediatric, King Fahad Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Laboratory, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Public health Laboratory, Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Computational Sciences Department at the Centre for Genomic Medicine (CGM), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Urology, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Urology, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Laboratory, King Saud Medical City, First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Matubatuba R, Strydom N, Lunanga NB, Martin JD. Factors influencing consumers' intention to donate blood: A South African perspective. Health Mark Q 2024; 41:71-94. [PMID: 38019606 DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2023.2287319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the factors influencing consumer intention to donate blood in an emerging market setting. A quantitative research design was followed that entailed the collection of data from 308 non-donor respondents, using a self-administered online questionnaire. The conceptual model and hypotheses were analysed statistically, using SPSS to conduct reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, and personal norms had a positive and significant influence on consumers' intention to donate blood. Ascription of responsibility was the largest influencer of personal norms towards blood donation.
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- Relebohiseng Matubatuba
- Department of Marketing Management, School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Marketing Management, School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Marketing Management, School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Marketing Management, School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Dutra VDF, Bonet-Bub C, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM. Infectious diseases and the impact on transfusion medicine: A historical review and lessons for the future. Transfus Clin Biol 2023; 30:376-381. [PMID: 37328129 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Blood transfusion saves millions of lives each year. It is a well-established treatment, and many procedures are applied to avoid transmitted infections. However, throughout the history of transfusion medicine, many infectious diseases arose or were recognised, bringing up an impact on the blood supply, as the difficulties in diagnosing new diseases, the decrease in blood donors, the challenges for the medical team, the risks for the receptor and the related costs. This study aims to review historically the principal infectious diseases transmitted through the blood that circulated worldwide in the 20th and 21st centuries, considering the impact on the blood banks. Despite the current blood bank control of transfusion risks and the hemovigilance improvements, transmitted and emerging infections can still compromise the blood bank supply, as we have witnessed during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, new pathogens will continue emerging, and we must be prepared for the future.
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Kambayashi S, Kato Y, Hori A, Momosaki R. Mobile cardiac rehabilitation: A feasible alternative for patients with cardiovascular diseases having insufficient social support and hospital access. Int J Cardiol 2023; 380:39. [PMID: 36907446 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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- Saya Kambayashi
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
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