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Refusing donated blood
Some communities in Eastern Kenya believe receiving a blood transfusion would lead to them taking on characteristics from the blood donor.
Some communities in Eastern Kenya hold the belief that receiving a blood transfusion would lead to them taking on characteristics from the blood donor. Dayo Yusuf meets one family who believe this, even though a blood transfusion could improve the life chances of their anaemic son.
Presented by Priscilla Ngethe
(Picture: A farmer with his goats in Kenya. Credit: Getty Images).
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