Doação de sangue no Ceará em foco: o que a ciência local produziu entre 2020 e 2025?

Abstract

Blood donation is a voluntary act, essential for saving lives and ensuring the continuity of numerous medical procedures. Since there is no artificial substitute for human blood, its availability depends directly on society’s participation. Given the importance of this act and the challenges faced in maintaining blood stocks in blood centers, this Undergraduate Thesis aimed to analyze the scientific production on blood donation in the state of Ceará between the years 2020 and 2025, through an integrative literature review.The main motivation was to understand how local science has contributed to a topic of such relevance to public health. The research was conducted using databases such as SciELO, PubMed, Google Scholar, and repositories of the main universities in Ceará (UFC, UECE, and Unifor), resulting in the selection of 12 studies. The publications were organized into seven thematic categories: educational technologies and accessibility, epidemiological profiles of donors, transfusion safety, public policies and social exclusion, resource management, epidemiological impacts, and perceptions of blood donation. The results highlight the efforts of local researchers to address the topic from multiple perspectives, with a strong emphasis on the health field. On the other hand, a low output from the Biological Sciences was identified, suggesting an opportunity to increase this field’s involvement in socially impactful research. The analysis also revealed an ethical commitment within the studies, as well as the transformative potential of regional science when combined with inclusion, technology, and attentiveness to the population’s needs. This work reinforces the importance of valuing and promoting local scientific production as a tool for improving practices related to blood donation in Ceará.