Risk factors for inappropriate blood requisition among hospitals in Tanzania

Wilhellmuss I. Mauka; Tara B. Mtuy; Michael J. Mahande; Sia E. Msuya; Innocent B. Mboya; Abdul Juma; Rune N. Philemon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196453

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Risk factors for inappropriate blood requisition among hospitals in Tanzania

Wilhellmuss I. Mauka ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: wilhemauka@yahoo.com

Current address: Northern Zone Blood Transfusion Services, Moshi, Tanzania

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-3159

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Tara B. Mtuy,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Michael J. Mahande ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Michael J. Mahande, Sia E. Msuya, Abdul Juma

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Sia E. Msuya ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Michael J. Mahande, Sia E. Msuya, Abdul Juma

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Innocent B. Mboya,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Abdul Juma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Michael J. Mahande, Sia E. Msuya, Abdul Juma

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Services, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Rune N. Philemon

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Department of Paediatrics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Risk factors for inappropriate blood requisition among hospitals in Tanzania

Wilhellmuss I. Mauka,
Tara B. Mtuy,
Michael J. Mahande,
Sia E. Msuya,
Innocent B. Mboya,
Abdul Juma,
Rune N. Philemon

Published: May 17, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196453

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