Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Voluntary Blood Donation among Medical Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Prabakaran Jayaraman ◽  
Chaitanya Gujjarlapudi ◽  
Phanindra Dulipala ◽  
Jagannath Rao
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Blood Donation

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 Medical Student Attitudes Toward Blood Donation in Times of Increased Need

2021 ◽  
pp. 000313482110110
Author(s):  
Rahima Khatun ◽  
Banan W. Otaibi ◽  
Anna Ssentongo ◽  
Joshua P. Hazelton ◽  
AmandaB. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Academic Institution ◽  
Donor Pool ◽  
Willingness To Donate

Background In situations of increased need, such as mass casualty incidents (MCIs) and COVID-19, donated blood products are in shortage across the United States. Medical students are a potential pool for blood donors. The aim of this study was to determine overall attitudes of medical students at a single academic institution toward blood donation during times of increased need. Methods Three anonymous REDCap surveys were administered to all medical students at a rural academic institution. Surveys 1 and 2 were administered preceding and after an institution-wide MCI drill, in September and November 2019, respectively. Survey 3 was administered following a student-organized COVID-19 blood drive in June 2020. Multivariable analysis was performed to determine if factors, ie, experience with MCI drills and emergency medical services (EMS) training, were associated with willingness to donate blood. Furthermore, barriers to donation among those not willing to donate were assessed. Results Overall response rate for MCI surveys (surveys 1 and 2) was 38% (mean age 25.2 years and 50% women). 91% (n = 210) of respondents were willing to donate blood. Previous participation in MCI drills and EMS training was not associated with higher willingness to donate blood. Response rate for survey 3 was 15.6% (59.4% women), and 30 (31.3%) respondents indicated they did not volunteer to donate blood during the COVID-19 drive. Most common reasons for not donating were “other,” medical concerns, and being out-of-town. Conclusions Majority of medical students are willing to donate blood during times of increased need and offer a possible solution to increase blood donor pool.

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.

A Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Voluntary Blood Donation among Medical Students in Puducherry, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 439-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kowsalya ◽  
R. Vijayakuma ◽  
R. Chidambara ◽  
R. Srikumar ◽  
E. Prabhakar Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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.

Effectiveness of Senior Faculty Member's Didactic, Motivational, Multimedia Teaching Session in Developing Enthusiasm for Training in Transfusion Medicine at a Medical School in Saudi Arabia

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 5039-5039
Author(s):  
Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi ◽  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Ibraheem H Motabi ◽  
Imran K Tailor ◽  
Nawal Faiez Alshehry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Medical Laboratory ◽  
Transfusion Medicine ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Undergraduate Level

Abstract Background: Blood products transfusion is universally the most executed procedure in hospitals around the world. Still there is a general lack of interest among the physicians in training, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A lot more enthusiasm development is needed to motivate medical students to get interested in making TM their future career. In fact medical students are not taught enough during undergraduate courses. International studies have indicated that there is often little exposure to TM beyond 1-2 lectures in undergraduate medical training. Our regional anecdotal observations at undergraduate level had indicated that the students, inducted with different educational background (bachelor in biochemistry, pharmacy, dental health, radiology and medical laboratory) were not motivated enough to get involved on-the-bench and in the donation area, eventually reflecting in a poor performance in the examinations when it comes to TM questions. Methods: In this prospective study involving 22 volunteering year 4 medical students, we investigated that if motivational didactic lectures by senior faculty members at undergraduate level can enhance enthusiasm level for TM related training among our students. During motivational talk, emphasis was placed on wide scope and opportunities in TM field. We also tested the basic essential knowledge related to transfusion medicine focused on pre-transfusion testing, blood donation and informed consent procedure in Results: Among 22 medical students, median pre-test score was 6.75 (Range 3-9), median post-test score was 9.75 (Range 6.5-10) & the median percentage positive change in the score was 22.5% (Range 0-60 %). Detailed analysis revealed that students with medical laboratory background at the time of admission to medical school had the least change in the score. In post-talk assessment all of the respondents indicated that they were motivated to do a proactive rotation in blood bank. All respondents also showed their enthusiasm to work on the bench (blood grouping, cross-matching, antibody screen and DAT), participate in donor history questionnaire assessment of responses, and attending complete blood donation process. Conclusion: We demonstrate effectiveness of motivational didactic multi-media teaching by senior faculty member in enhancing enthusiasm level for TM related training among the students at our place. We recommend that transfusion medicine specialists should gain expertise in medical education and collaborate with colleagues who are experts in medical education. We like to disseminate our results to make changes in standardized curriculum and to improve teaching strategies. TM leaders should come forward to enhance enthusiasm level for TM related training among medical students to prevent extreme shortages of TM specialists in future. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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