Saving lives through voluntary blood donation: learning from medical students in ruvuma, southern Tanzania

Background: Medical students present a high merit and potential source of blood in hospitals due to their medical knowledge, physiological potential by age however their use has been rarely described in southern Tanzania. Objectives: The main objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, willingness for the future blood donation among medical students of southern, Tanzania. Methods: A cross-sectional study to assess awareness, knowledge, attitudes, willingness and factors associated blood donation among medical students in Ruvuma, Southern Tanzania was conducted from March to June 2018. A self- administered questionnaire was used and data was analyzed by IBM Corp, SPSS Version 24.0. Results: A total of 176 students were assessed at an average age of 25.8 ± 3.6 years. Eighty medical students (45.5%) ever donated blood while among them 66 (82.5%) of those being out of volunteering. About 46 (57.5%) students had a repeated experience for blood donation. Majority of students had positive attitude toward blood donation 159 (90.3%), often 135 (77%) identified voluntary blood donation to be useful and 133 (75.6%) were willing to donate in the future. Factors that were significantly associated with blood donation were age above 30 (OR=0.18, p<0.001), male sex (OR=3.69, p=0.001), past HIV screening (OR=2.59, p=0.029), knowledge of one’s own blood group (OR=4.86, p<0.001,) and knowledge of the safe duration to donate a unit of blood (OR=2.42, p=0.024). Conclusion: Medical students present a high awareness, positive attitude, and high intention to donate blood to achieve the WHO goal for non-remunerated blood donation.

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Blood donation: a comparison between medical students and non-medical students

International Journal of Scientific Reports ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20195301 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (12) ◽

pp. 361

Author(s):

Muneer M. Musa ◽

Kamil M. Shaaban

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Potential Source ◽

Donated Blood ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Voluntary blood donation represents the main source of blood in Sudan. While students are a potential source of blood, this study aim to address the knowledge, attitudes, barriers and motives of both medical and non-medical students in order to recruit them for donating blood to meet the demands of the patients.Methods: A facility based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Khartoum University between January and March 2019. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. The Data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Science software version 23. Results: Of the total 308 students, 75% were medical students and 25% were non-medical. Only 34 (11%) had ever donated blood. 97.1% don’t donate regularly. 79.4% of the donations were voluntary. Males were significantly more donors than females (p value=000). Students had poor knowledge about blood donation requirements but demonstrated better knowledge regarding blood borne diseases. More medical students knew their blood group than non-medical students. Not being asked to be the most reported reason for not donating blood (55.1%). Most of the donors reported that a relative or a friend needs blood was their motivation factor to donate blood (64.7%).Conclusions:Information about blood donation services and requirements should be available to the students. In addition, campaigns and educational sessions regarding the safety and demands of blood donation is crucial to address the fears and recruit students as eligible source of blood

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation among medical students of Tamil Nadu- a cross sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20194532 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 4583

Author(s):

Venkatesh Govindasamy ◽

Devendiran Sivasankaran ◽

Vaithiyanathan Purushothaman

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Data Entry ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Donated Blood

Background: Blood can save millions of life. Blood transfusion is one of the most crucial interventions in conditions like trauma, childbirth, and various other medical and surgical life-saving procedures. In spite of extensive efforts and a number of blood donation programs being organized worldwide, the availability of blood remains too short to meet the demand. Students of health education form a potential source of eligible regular voluntary donors and also play a cruel role in motivating potential donors from the general population.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the medical students and interns of Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College in July 2018. Universal sampling was done for this study. A pretested structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS software version 21.Results: Out of 460 students, 53.3% have adequate knowledge about blood donation. 57.8% of students have positive attitude towards blood donation. Only 31.4% of them have donated blood before and anaemia was found to be the main reason among non-donors for not having donated blood.Conclusions: More than half of the students have adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards blood donation. Less than one-third have donated blood. It is recommended that there is a need to adopt strategies to sensitize and motivate them towards voluntary blood donation early in their medical career.

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Knowledge and attitudes towards blood donation among students of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at King Abdulaziz University

10.21203/rs.2.12655/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

RAED FELIMBAN ◽

Saeed Kabrah ◽

Hadeel Al Sadoun ◽

Raed Al Serihi

Keyword(s):

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Blood Donations ◽

King Abdulaziz University ◽

Donated Blood ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire ◽

Positive Knowledge

Abstract Background: This study aimed to assess knowledge about and attitude towards blood donation among students at the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at King Abdulaziz University. In Saudi Arabia, the shortage of blood donors is a major challenge in blood banks. This could be due to low levels of community knowledge and unfavorable attitudes. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2017 and July 2018. A total of 350 students were randomly selected and interviewed using a well-structured and validated electronic self-administered questionnaire. Results: Among the 350 students, the mean age was 22; 345 (98.5%) of the students were Saudi Arabian. Ninety-three (26.6%) of the students had a prior experience of blood donation, while 257 (73.4%) had never donated blood before. Three-hundred-forty-nine (99.8%) of the students had a good attitude towards blood donation. The majority (86.9%) of the students had good knowledge about blood donation, while 13.1% had poor knowledge. Of the 350 students, 240 (68.6%) strongly agreed that increasing blood donation awareness could increase blood donations. Thirty-five (15.1%) of students strongly agreed that donating blood causes anemia and 54 (15.4%) strongly agreed with the statement: “Blood donation can transmit diseases”. Conclusion: These results reflect a strong positive knowledge about and attitude towards blood donations. The negative responses from students provide a platform for a future campaign that should recruit donors and motivate them to donate blood.

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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF BLOOD DONATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN ACS MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL

10.36106/gjra/3713428 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 161-163

Author(s):

Hannah Roberts O R ◽

Saranya Bai S ◽

Sangeetha N ◽

Mahendranath P

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

College Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Online Platforms ◽

Study Population ◽

Donated Blood

OBJECTIVE: To determine the awareness and knowledge of blood donation among undergraduate medical students MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted at ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, from st nd rd th January to March 2021.The study population was 400 medical students of 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 year. Pre-tested and self-structured equestionnaire was sent to the study population and the responses were viewed using a separate email id. RESULTS: Of the 400 medical students, 41.5% males and 58.5% females. The mean age is 20.6 years. 368 (92.0 %) are aware of voluntary blood donation. Online platforms or web portals are used by 267 (66.8 %) to assess information about Voluntary Blood Donors. Only 11 (2.7 %) have donated blood regularly. CONCLUSION: We infer that the knowledge and awareness on voluntary blood donation was comparatively higher among males and nal year students. The facts pertaining to voluntary blood donation, when conveyed by the online platforms were found to have greater impact on the current youth generation. Hence, this study recommends organising regular talks and interactive sessions as a must to bridge the gap in knowledge, to identify and remove misconceptions and motivate them for voluntary blood donation on a regular basis.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Factors Associated with Voluntary Blood Donation among University Students in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Journal of Blood Transfusion ◽

10.1155/2016/8546803 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Elionora Elias ◽

Wilhellmuss Mauka ◽

Rune N. Philemon ◽

Damian J. Damian ◽

Michael J. Mahande ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Willingness To Donate ◽

The Future ◽

Donated Blood

Background. Understanding the knowledge and awareness of blood donation among potential blood donors in the population, like young people, and the associated attitudes and practices is important. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study whereby a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the consenting participants. Results. A total of 422 participants were enrolled. Their mean age was 24.2 (SD 3.6) years. Of the 422, 30% have ever donated blood. 55% of those who had ever donated were repeated blood donors. Majority of the participants (93%) had positive attitudes towards blood donation and 88% were willing to donate in the future. Factors that were significantly associated with ever donating blood were male gender, knowing a person who has donated blood, knowledge of the amount of blood donated, willingness to donate in the future, and not expecting any postdonation reward. Discussion. High awareness, positive attitude, and high intention to donate in the future should be used to underscore the need to educate the young people on the value of blood donation in saving lives and to give them correct information on overall requirements for blood donation.

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Pattern of Blood Donation Practices among Students of a Nigerian University

International Blood Research & Reviews ◽

10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i330102 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Ugwu, N. I. ◽

Ugwu C. N. ◽

Oti W. J. O. ◽

Uneke C. J.

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

State University ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Blood Transfusion Service ◽

Nigerian University ◽

Safe Blood ◽

Donated Blood

Background: Blood transfusion service is an indispensable component of health care. Despite the increased demand for blood, the supply of safe blood has been inadequate. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of blood donation practices among medical students in Abakaliki. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out at Ebonyi State University Abakaliki between October 2017 and March 2018. Stratified sampling technique was used to recruit participants from medical students using pre-tested, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire, to assess their pattern of blood donation practices. Data was analysed using SPSS software, version 20. Results: One hundred and fifty eight medical students who participated in the study were made up of 90 (58.4%) males and 68 (41.6%) females. The most prevalent age group was 20 to 25years. One hundred and forty three (93%) of the participants were single. The most common blood group was O Rh positive, followed by A Rh positive then B Rh positive while AB Rh negative was the least. Majority of the participants have never donated blood. The minority who have ever donated blood, donated either once or twice and the donation was made for a family member or friend. Conclusion: Participants were found to have poor pattern of blood donation practices. Misconception, fear, cultural and religious influences deter people from practicing voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. Conducting awareness and enlightenment programs regularly will help to keep them well informed and motivated to practice voluntary non-remunerated blood donation.

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BLOOD DONATION;

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.03.1546 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (03) ◽

pp. 370-374

Author(s):

Muhammad Zahid Latif ◽

Haroon Riaz ◽

Syed Waseem Ahmad Mujtaba ◽

Rahila Nizami

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Blood Transfusion ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Institute ◽

Safe Procedure ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Safe Blood ◽

Donated Blood ◽

Near Future

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude andpractices of students regarding blood transfusion in a medical institute. Settings: Azra NaheedMedical College Raiwind road Lahore. Study Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study. StudyPeriod: May and June, 2015. Methods: After the approval of the ethical institutional reviewcommittee, 168 students of 4th year MBBS and 6th semester DPT were included in this study.The data was collected on a structured questionnaire. This data was entered in the version 16of SPSS and analyzed by the use of statistical tools. Results: Out of the total 168 participants,90 (53.6 %) were the students of MBBS, whereas 78 (46.4 %) were the students of DPT. The ageof the respondents ranges between 19 to 28 years. 81 (48-2 %) were male students whereas87 (51.8 %) were females. The results represent that the medical students are having a goodknowledge regarding blood donation but a clear majority of the respondents (63.7 %) havenever donated blood. However a vast majority (78 %) of the participants responded to donateblood in near future. Conclusion: .The blood donation and transfusion is a safe procedure,but it may affect the health of recipient if the necessary measures are not observed. This studyreflects that medical students have good knowledge about blood donation and are willingto donate in near future. A campaign for awareness and motivation regarding voluntary andunpaid blood donation can help to achieve the target of WHO for safe blood transfusion.

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A cross sectional study to assess knowledge, attitude and practice regarding voluntary blood donation among medical students of Jabalpur, central India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180523 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 963

Author(s):

Prashant Verma ◽

Aditya Thakur ◽

Deepak Saklecha ◽

Pradeep Kumar Kasar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Medical Students ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Good Attitude

Background: Blood transfusion is a crucial and an essential part of any nation’s health care delivery system for a lifesaving Interventions. Positive attitude towards blood donation practices among the younger generation would play a crucial role in improving health care structure. Objectives of the study were to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards blood donation and its associated factors among undergraduate medical students. Methods: It was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted on the 322 under graduate medical students of different professional years during September to December 2016 at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose medical college Jabalpur (M.P.). A pretested, self administered, structured questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding voluntary blood donation. Scores for three domains i.e. knowledge, attitude, practice was calculated. Data on Socio demographic details and reason behind non donation of blood were also collected. Results: On correlation between the scores of attitude and practice with knowledge. Attitude has a positive statistically significant correlation with the increase in knowledge and vice versa. On the other hand Increase in attitude shows a negative statistically significant correlation with practice and vice versa. Students belongs to >20 years of age group has significantly more knowledge and good attitude regarding blood donation (p<0.001). Female students when compared with male have more knowledge and good attitude regarding blood donation. But in case of practice of blood donation female significantly lag behind male students (p<0.001). Conclusions: Opportunities for blood donations should be created regularly by conducting blood donation camps this will not only increase the Sense of social responsibility among medical students through positive attitude but will also narrowed down the gap between the demand and the supply of the country.

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Trend of Regular Voluntary Blood Donation and its Associated Factors in Karachi - A Comparative Analysis of Medical and Non-medical Undergraduate Students

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry ◽

10.36283/pjmd9-2/017 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nazish Jaffar

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Study Groups ◽

Medical Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Blood Donations ◽

Medical Undergraduate ◽

Donated Blood

Background: Regular voluntary unpaid blood donation assures safe blood supply in association with minimum infection transmission. The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of regular voluntary blood donation and to evaluate the causes of donating blood as well as factors impeding blood donations among the medical and nonmedical students of Karachi. Methods: A comparative cross sectional study was conducted among medical and nonmedical students of JSMU and NED University respectively from May to October 2018. Sample size was 272 including 137 medical and 135 non-medical students. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Chi-square test of independence/ Fischer’s exact test were applied to assess statistical significance. Result: In medical group 5/21(23.8%) voluntary regular donors were recorded. In non-medical group, voluntary regular donors were found to be 8/30 (26.6%) (p>0.00). Medical students most commonly 15/21 (71.4%) donated blood voluntarily in a camp while non-medical participants frequently donated blood as replacement donors 13/30 (43.3%) (p>0.00). Major hindering factor for blood donation in both study groups was non-participation in blood donation derives i.e. 66/116 (56.8%) in medical and 53/105 (50.4%) in non-medical groups respectively. Anemia, 20/116 (17.2%) in medical and 15/105 (14.2%) in nonmedical students was the second major cause of not donating blood. Conclusion: The frequency of regular voluntary blood donations is very low among undergraduates. However, comparatively, the trend is slightly higher among non-medical group. The major hindrance in not donating blood was non-participation in blood donating derives.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness on Puberty Menorrhagia among Medical Students of Saveetha Medical College

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i50b33446 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 235-240

Author(s):

T. Sarathkumar ◽

K. Jayashree

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Statistical Tools ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Parametric Data ◽

Non Parametric

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness on pubertal menorrhagia among medical students. Design: It was a cross-sectional study conducted at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam. Methodology: The study was carried out on 129 students comprising of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year M.B.B.S students. The students were given a pretested questionnaire and asked to fill up the questions. The responses were collected and analysed using appropriate statistical tools for parametric and non-parametric data with the help of SPSS for Windows version 22 software. Results: The knowledge of participants on pubertal menorrhagia was 58%. The participants that had a positive attitude concerning pubertal menorrhagia was 55% the awareness of participants on pubertal menorrhagia was 51% Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a definitive knowledge of pubertal menorrhagia among students. the participants showed the palpable deficit of knowledge and awareness as well. To prevent such practices knowledge, awareness must spread among the students.

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