The acceptability to women in Mombasa, Kenya, of the donation and transfusion of umbilical cord blood for severe anaemia in young children

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-131

  Hassall, O ^a,b   Ngina, L ^c   Kongo, W ^d   Othigo, J ^e   Mandaliya, K ^d,e   Maitland, K ^a,f   Bates, I ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^d Regional Blood Transfusion Centre   (Kenya)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Kenya)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Anaemia; Child; Consent; HIV; Sub Saharan Africa; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANEMIA; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38149001471     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.01012.x     Document Type: Article

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