Overview of Blood Stocks and Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Blood Donation Unit PMI Sleman Yogyakarta

Novita Widy Astuti; Nur'Aini Purnamaningsih; Tri Sunarsih

doi:10.33533/jpm.v15i1.2910

Overview of Blood Stocks and Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Blood Donation Unit PMI Sleman Yogyakarta

Novita Widy Astuti, Nur'Aini Purnamaningsih, Tri Sunarsih

Abstract

The objective of this study were describe the stock and demand for blood during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Blood Donation Unit PMI Sleman Regency in 2019-2020 as well as efforts to meet the availability of blood stocks. This research was a quantitative descriptive study with a retrospective approach. The results showed that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the amount of blood stock and demand at Blood Donation Unit PMI Sleman Regency increased. The number of blood stocks in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic was 11.500 blood bags with a demand for blood coming in as many as 11.487 bags. Meanwhile, the number of blood stocks in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic was 12.303 blood bags with a demand for blood coming in as many as 12.515 bags. So that during the Covid-19 pandemic taking place in 2020 as many as 212 requests for blood (1,69%) could not be fulfilled due to a lack of blood supply. Lack of blood stock caused by the reduced presence of donors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Efforts to fulfill blood stock are carried out by improving services and supporting facilities.

Keywords

Blood Donation; Blood Stock; Blood Demand; Covid-19

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33533/jpm.v15i1.2910