scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Blood Donation among Graduating Undergraduate Health Science Students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mulugeta Melku ◽  
Fikir Asrie ◽  
Elias Shiferaw ◽  
Berhanu Woldu ◽  
Yalelet Yihunew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion is one of the most essential needs to manage patients suffering from various medical conditions. Nowadays, voluntary blood donors are the only source of blood in the blood banks. There is a great need to create awareness among the population at large and students about blood donation to maintain a regular blood supply. Health Science students can be used as best model to lead this initiative. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation among graduating undergraduate Health Science students.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among graduating undergraduate Health Science students at University of Gondar using structured pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Stratified sampling technique was employed to select study participants. A total of 225 students participated in the study. Data was entered into and analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Mean score was used to categorize the knowledge and attitude. Binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation.RESULT: Among 255 undergraduate Health Science graduate students, 123(48.2%) and 202(79.2%) had adequate knowledge about and positive attitude regarding blood donation, respectively. About 12.5% of them had ever donated blood before. Age ≥25 years was significantly associated with practice of blood donation (AOR=4.33; 95%CI: 1.60, 11.76).CONCLUSION: Although the majority of the students had positive attitude regarding blood donation, blood donation practice was low. Age was found to be significantly associated with blood donation practice. Targeted strategies should be designed to increase awareness of health science students about blood donation. Strategies which encourage the students to donate blood voluntarily should also be designed. KEYWORDS: Knowledge, attitude, practice, blood donation

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Science Students/Researcher on Status of Usage of Animals, 3R’s Strategy and their Alternatives for Pharmacological Studies: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishabh Sharma ◽  
Ravi Thakur ◽  
Malika Arora ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Parveen Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Animal Experimentation ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: The number of students in health science education is increasing day by day due to mushrooming of the private institutes. Hence, there is an increase in number of animals that have been used for animal experimentation irrespective of any known significance. Aim: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of health science students/researchers on status of usage of animals, 3R’s strategy (Reduction, Refinement, Replacement) and their alternatives for pharmacological studies. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional paper-based survey that was conducted between June 2019 to September 2019 using a semi-structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the students. The study was conducted at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot and ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India. The questionnaire consisted of three domains: Socio-demographic and professional characteristics, Knowledge (10 questions), attitude and practice of participants (9 questions). Out of 440 questionnaires distributed to the participants, 310 filled the survey (response rate was 70.5%) and were included in the study. The study participants comprised of MBBS interns, Junior residents/MD students, B pharmacy students, M pharmacy students and the PhD scholars. Results: Majority of the students belonged to the age group of 19-23 years. It was observed that 79.6% (n=247) students didn’t know about the 3Rs (i.e., Reduction, Refinement, Replacement) Strategy. A 39.6% (n=123) respondents knew about the various alternatives to animal experimentation. Majority of the students 90.9% (n=282) believed that animal experiments are useful for medical research and human benefit. Conclusion: There was an almost complete lack of knowledge among participants regarding alternative animal models and 3R’s strategy. Therefore, there is a need to incorporate education intervention about alternative animal use in their curriculum.

scholarly journals Attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Abdul-Monim Batiha ◽  
Mohammed ALBashtawy
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donation ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Donated Blood

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Blood is fundamental to saving lives and is considered to be the force that sustains our bodies.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional survey was employed to assess the attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation. 453 students (56.7% male) from the four health faculties (Pharmacy, Genetic engineering, Nursing, and Hospital administration) were surveyed between May to July, 2013. Means, percentages, distribution and standard deviation were measured. Furthermore, a t-test was applied to evaluate the change among the means.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Male students showed more positive attitude scores regarding blood donation (Mean, 3.91) than female students (Mean, 3.87).Only 66.0% had tested their blood group and a minority (11.3%) had donated blood during their life. Furthermore, a few of them (3.9%) experienced discomfort after donating blood, and the majority of them donated blood voluntarily (60.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The outcomes of the current research revealed that the attitudes and practices of the health science students concerning blood donation needed to be enhanced. Therapeutic communication between healthcare professionals and donors should be improved.</p>

Blood donation knowledge and attitudes among undergraduate health science students: A cross-sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Papagiannis ◽  
George Rachiotis ◽  
Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis ◽  
Dimitrios Anyfantakis ◽  
Karolos Douvlataniotis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1135-1144
Author(s):  
Pinka Alia Rahmah ◽  
Astrid Feinisa Khairani ◽  
Nur Atik ◽  
Nita Arisanti ◽  
Siti Nur Fatimah
Keyword(s):  
Digestive System ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice
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