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

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.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
Moshi Moshi Shabani ◽  
Kauke Bakari Zimbwe ◽  
Soha Sobhy ◽  
Bernard Mbwele
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Future ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Donated Blood ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

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.

scholarly journals Assessment of Beliefs, Behaviors, and Opinions About Blood Donation in Telangana, India—A Cross Sectional Community-Based Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Samreen ◽  
Ibrahim Sales ◽  
Ghada Bawazeer ◽  
Syed Wajid ◽  
Mansour Adam Mahmoud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Level ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Program Version

Background and Objectives: Blood is an essential body fluid primarily required for regulating the body's systems and maintaining homeostasis. In developed and developing countries, concern about the demand and supply for blood is increasing. The current study aims to assess the beliefs, behaviors, and opinions of the public toward blood donation.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which a self-created questionnaire with 17-items was used for data collection. The self-administered questionnaire was disseminated between November 2019 and January 2020 through social media (WhatsApp© and Facebook©). Data was analyzed using SPSS program version 26.Results: A total of 356 questionnaires were completed with a response rate of 89%. The majority of participants were male 253 (71.1%), 336 (94.4%) considered blood donation important, 350 (98.3%) believed that blood donation saves lives, and 254 (71.3%) agreed to receive blood from voluntary donors. One-hundred sixty-seven (49.4%) were willing to donate blood voluntarily. The barriers to blood donation were fear of needles 86 (24.2%), fear of contracting a chronic disease 84 (23.6%), and lack of time 40 (11.2%). One day off (91.9%) and receiving a token 73.6% were common motivational factors for blood donation. Overall, 57% of the participants had favorable attitudes toward blood donation and 41.9% were knowledgeable. Favorable attitudes were significantly associated with being married (P = 0.018) and having university level of education (P = 0.005). Younger participants (18–29 years) had a statistically significant better knowledge than older participants (≥30 years).Conclusion: The respondents displayed positive beliefs, opinions, and motivation toward blood donation. Additionally, most of them considered blood donation an important act and a national duty of every individual and are willing to donate in the future.

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

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

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> 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.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> 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.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> 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%).</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong>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<p class="abstract"> </p>

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

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.

scholarly journals Blood Donation Patterns in The Light of COVID-19 Pandemic Distress: A Cross-Sectional Study From Syria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameer Kakaje ◽  
Sabina Mansuor ◽  
Ayham Ghareeb ◽  
Osama Hosam Aldeen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Crucial Effect ◽  
Donated Blood

Abstract Introduction Syria has suffered for nine years of war and there were huge demands for blood during and after the lockdown from Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19).Methods Online questionnaires were distributed to Social Media groups after two weeks of the 10-week full lockdown to determine blood donation patterns. They also included stress, anger, and COVID-19 distress questions.Results The study included 1423 participants, 899 (63.2%) of which were females. Around 48.5% have donated blood, of which 33.3% donated only once in their lifetime. Not having a good reason to donate blood was the main declared reason for not donating, and obtaining a document was the main reason for donating in (64.8%) of participants who had donated blood. Stress, anger, and being distressed to get infected did not have a crucial effect on blood donation, and its patterns. Losing someone close and being endangered from war were associated with more frequent blood donation in contrast to being distressed from war which was more associated with distress from getting infected.Conclusion Distress from COVID-19 was not the main reason for not donating blood. Spreading the culture of volunteer blood donating is crucial as COVID-19 exposure with blood donation can be avoided.

scholarly journals BLOOD DONATION;

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1806-1811
Author(s):  
Nazish Saqlain ◽  
Nisar Ahmed ◽  
Aatika Ahmed ◽  
Sidra Hareem
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kappa Statistics ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Donation Frequency ◽  
Donated Blood

The participation of women in blood donation process has been scarce equallyin low & high resourced countries. Every year 3.5 million blood donations are collected inPakistan with very little percentage of females donating blood. Objective: The objective of thestudy was to assess the knowledge, attitude and beliefs of female attendants accompanyingthe patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: The Children’s Hospital & Instituteof Child Health, Lahore, regarding blood donation. Period: 1st June to 31st December, 2015.Material & Methods: 306 females of age 16-50 years accompanying a patient in the hospitalwere randomly selected. After taking informed consent, a self-designed questionnaire validatedby Kappa Statistics program was distributed to the participants. Data was analyzed by usingSPSS 22. Results: The mean age of female attendants was 29.57 years. 31.7% had neverreceived any education. Only 12.7% had donated blood before. 93.8% had the idea that ablood transfusion is a lifesaving procedure but only half of them knew the common bloodgroups. 87.3% knew that both males and females can donate blood but 75.5% thought thatmales are better donors than females. There was a lack of knowledge about certain importantfacts including transfusion transmissible infections, donation frequency, duration and volumeof blood collected during a single session. Majority females were of the view that they are toofragile to donate blood and severe and prolonged anemia can develop after donating blood.Conclusion: There is a need to develop effective interventions for the education & motivationof potential female donors towards blood donation in order to increase the donor turnover rate.

Analysis of motivational factors, possible deterrents and actualities about blood donation in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kampira Vincent ◽  
Mashasha Maxwell ◽  
Chigidi Esther
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmaceutical Product ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Correlation Tests ◽  
Support Rate ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Good Attitude

Background: Blood is a body fluid responsible for transportation of nutrients, oxygen and metabolic waste. It is a non-pharmaceutical product obtained through voluntary donations. Blood transfusion is very important in the health system of any nation. Patients who are in need of blood donation expect the availability of adequate blood to satisfy their demands. Nevertheless, this is not so, mainly in third world countries like Zimbabwe where less than 6 people donate blood per 1000 populace. We need to deeply understand motivators, possible deterrents and available blood donor knowledge in order to have adequate regular voluntary non-remunerated blood donors. Methods: A cross sectional study of donors incorporating purposive sampling technique was used and a sample size of 465 was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used where donors were rating importance of: factors that motivate or deter their interest to donate blood and rate their blood donation knowledge. Statistical methods were used for reliability and correlation tests. Results: Most of the 465 participants were 1st time donors262(56.3%) and 203(43.7%) had some donation history. All donors endorsed that there exist factors that motivate them to donate blood which included the desire to help someone in need 386 (83%), good attitude of staff 419 (90%), reminders to donate381 (82%) and donor incentives 409 (88%) with their corresponding response rate. Six out of the nine suggested deterrents were endorsed as significant deterrents to blood donation. The corresponding support rate for each deterrent are absence of incentives 529(82%), poor attitude of staff 363(78%), myths and beliefs, 330(71%), feeling bad after donation, 251(54%) and the belief that blood will be sold 330(71%). Most people did not know the minimum age to donate blood as only 54 (11.61%) and only 168(36.13%) knew the correct interval between donations which should be 4 months. Only 171(36.77%) knew that blood expire. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that more donor drives needs to be taken educating people on blood donation, motivating donors to donate whenever there is blood shortage. Young donors are more attracted to concrete items as incentives and females donate more than males. Attitude of staff can motivate or demotivate donors to continue with this altruism gesture.

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

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.

scholarly journals Epidemiological Profiles of Foreign-Born and US-Born Hispanic Blood Donors in a Major Metropolitan Area in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelbert B. James ◽  
Cassandra D. Josephson ◽  
Marta I. Castillejo ◽  
George B. Schreiber ◽  
John D. Roback
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Rates Of Return ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Metropolitan Area ◽  
The Us ◽  
Donated Blood

Background. The explosive growth of Hispanics in the US makes this population a significant and untapped source for blood donation. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate blood donation behaviors and demographics of foreign-born and US-born Hispanic donors between 2006 and 2009 in metropolitan Atlanta, GA, USA. Bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression were used to assess factors associated with foreign-born donors. Results. 5,119 foreign-born and 11,841 US-born Hispanics donated blood. Foreign-born Hispanic donors were more likely than US-born donors to be blood group O (57.6% versus 52.0%; P<.001) and more frequent donors (2.2 versus 2.0; P<.001). Cuban-born donors had the highest rates of return donation (63.2%). In contrast, Mexicans, the most prevalent subpopulation among foreign-born Hispanic donors (31.8%), had the lowest rates of return donation (42.0%). Conclusions. The heterogeneity found among Hispanic donors in this study is valuable for the design of recruitment strategies to increase blood donations.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence and Trends of HTLV-1/2 among Blood Donors of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2012-2017

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emiliana Eusebio-Ponce ◽  
Francisco Javier Candel ◽  
Robert Paulino-Ramirez ◽  
Irene Serrano-García ◽  
Eduardo Anguita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Blood Donations ◽  
Period Prevalence ◽  
Donation Activity

Objectives. Being a Caribbean country, the Dominican Republic is considered endemic for HTLV-1. Viral screening in blood banks is recommended for this blood borne infection. The purpose of this work is to analyze the seroprevalence and trends of HTLV-1/2 in the Dominican Republic blood donors; it is focused on Santo Domingo, the capital of the country, which has the largest blood donation activity. We also aim at comparing our findings with published data from neighboring countries. Patients and methods. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of 10 blood centers of Santo Domingo, which reported HTLV and the other blood-transmitted infections in full. They represent more than 40% of the province’s blood donations. Annual seroprevalence of HTLV-1/2, period prevalence (2012-2017), and time trend were determined. Results. A total of 352,960 blood donations were evaluated. The HTLV-1/2 period prevalence was 0.26% (929/352,960)(95% CI: 0.24–0.28%). We also found a marked predominance of replacement donation (90.4%) in comparison to voluntary contributions (9.6%). Therefore, this blood donor study may provide clues on the general prevalence of the infection. Conclusions. Seroprevalence of HTLV-1/2 in blood donors of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, showed a relatively low and steady trend in the studied period.

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