Julie Ochaka Egesie

A Comparison of Two HIV Antibody ELISAs with a Combined Antigen-Antibody ELISA for the Occurrence of False Results in a Hospital-Based Blood Bank In north-Central Nigeria: Implications on Blood Safety and Availability

Joseph Aondowase Orkuma, Julie Ochaka Egesie, Simji Samuel Gomerep & Ejele Osaikhuemen Adebayo · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2018

Background: Global targets of providing safe blood available universally by 2020 as well as that seeking to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030 has compelled many hospital-based blood banks to employ relevant strategies in their transfusion practice towards realizing these targets...

Open access Research Article

Impact of Some Socio-demographic Characteristics, Motivation and Attitudes towards Blood Donation of Hospital-based Blood Donors as Determinants of Safe Blood in Nigeria

Joseph Aondowase Orkuma, Simji Samuel Gomerep, Julie Ochaka Egesie, Jennifer Hembadoon Orkuma, Adebayo Osaikhume Ejele, Joseph Aondowase Ngbea, Raymond Akpobome Vhriterhire & Anthony Michael Onoja · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

Background: Voluntary non-remunerated blood donors (VNRBD) that provide safe blood needed to save lives and improve health or used as a necessary adjunct to emerging modern Medicare are scarce in Nigeria. Aim: To assess the contribution of donor socio-demographics characteristics...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18263