Knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation among physicians in a tertiary health facility of a developing country

Nwogoh, Benedict; Usimenahon, Aigberadion; Ikenna, Alexander Nwannadi; Isi, Aigbe

doi:10.5348/ijbti-2012-7-oa-2

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“…The majority of them reported voluntary blood donation as the best source of blood donation. This is consistent with finding from Chennai [16], however it is higher than studies conducted among health workers (72.2 %), and physicians in Benin (80.7 %) [15–17]. Less than half (47 %) of adults knew the risk of transmission of disease through blood transfusion which is lower than that of the study conducted in Benin (95.7 %) [15] and, higher than that of the study conducted in India [18].…”

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“…The major reasons reported from those who didn’t practice blood donation were inability to think of it (33.8 %), lack of opportunity to donate blood (32.7 %), and lack of time (11.1 %). Global researchers also concluded that people are not donating blood because nobody approached them for donation, lack of information, unfit to donate, a need to donate for a friend or relative in future, fear of needle and knowing their viral status, the donated blood may be sold, non-remuneration, ignorance and their religion [12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23]. …”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation and associated factors among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia

Jemberu¹,

Esmael

Ahmed

2016

BMC Hematol

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BackgroundAlthough the demand for blood supply has progressively increased in developing countries, evidences indicate that there is a major shortage of blood and blood products in these countries, particularly in Ethiopia. Thus, identifying motivational factors affecting blood donation and recruitment of safe and low risk donors is necessary. For this reason, the study aimed at assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice towards blood donation and its associated factors.MethodsA community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Debre Markos town from February to April, 2015. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to recruit a total of 845 study participants. Interviewer administered questionnaire was employed as a data collection tool. Binary logistic regression was applied to assess the relationship between explanatory variables and outcome variables.ResultsIn this study, 436 (56.5 %) and 403 (52.2 %) were found to be knowledgeable and having favorable attitude, respectively, while the other 124 (16.1 %) reported to have the practice of blood donation. Younger age group, male sex, those who attended formal education and radio listener were significantly associated with the knowledge of blood donation. Attending secondary and above education, having higher income, listening to radio broadcasts, and knowledge of blood donation were found to be the independent predictors of attitude. The practice of blood donation was higher among respondents who were older, attended certificate and above education, knowledgeable, and favorable attitude groups.ConclusionThe prevalence of knowledge and practice of blood donation is found to be higher compared to similar study conducted in Mekelle, whereas the level of attitude is found to be lower. The finding of this study also justified any possible interventions on the independent predictors. There should be a regularly scheduled awareness creation and voluntary blood donation campaigns organized at the community level to utilize potential blood donors.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation and associated factors among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia

Jemberu¹,

Esmael

Ahmed

2016

BMC Hematol

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“…This might be because those who have higher income may access better information sources. In the present study 37.6% of respondents had reported at least one history of blood donation which is almost in par with similar studies conducted in Benin, Northern Nigeria, South India, and in Addis Ababa [9,12,18,19]. However, it is higher than other studies carried out in India (13.9%) and Mekelle (12%) [7,13].…”

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“…Only less than one half had agreed that their members encourage them for donating blood in the future which is lower than other studies conducted in India and Addis Ababa [9,13]. The most common reason quoted by our study subjects for not donating blood is fear of health problems followed by lack of opportunity and the same fact has been highlighted by several studies as the most common reason for not donating blood [12,14,17].…”

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation in an urban community, Chennai

Anand

Pugazhendiinban

2018

Public Health Rev: Int J Public Health Res

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Background: Blood transfusion plays a vital role in saving the life of those patients requiring transfusion. Assessment of awareness, attitude and practice regarding blood donation will help in creating effective health education strategy to enhance blood donation. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding blood donation among individuals aged 18-60 years in an urban community of Chennai and to identify the factors associated with blood donation. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in pudupet on the months of May and June, 2017. Table of random numbers was used to recruit a total of 300 study participants. A pilot tested semi structured, questionnaire was employed as a data collection tool. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine association between the independent variables and the dependent variables. Results: Among our study subjects, 45% of them had good knowledge on blood donation and 44% of our subjects had a correct attitude towards blood donation. Only 33.3% of them had good practices towards blood donation. The most common reason quoted for not donating blood was that they were more bothered about their own health which by donating blood would lead on to some health problems.Conclusion: The present study shows an average prevalence of knowledge and attitude among the study subjects whereas when it comes to practice it was found to be less. There should be a regularly scheduled awareness creation and voluntary blood donation campaigns organized at the community level.

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Voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations among doctors

Saleh

Khalil

Al-Saleh

et al. 2021

Health Science Reports

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Background Physicians may be an important source of blood donations as they are more likely to be familiar with the importance of donating and the donation process. The aim of this study is to report physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations. Study Design and Methods This was a cross‐sectional study conducted at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Saudi Arabia. One‐hundred‐and‐sixteen physicians and dentists responded to an online structured questionnaire sent to their institutional emails. Results Sixty‐eight percent of participants (79% of males and 43% of females) reported previously having donated blood. Eighty‐six percent of donors had previously donated on a voluntary basis, whereas 31% of donors had previously donated for a specific person. A recent donation within 5 years was associated with the younger age group and knowledge of the minimum interval between donations. Fifty‐six percent of participants agreed with using replacement donations. Compared to participants in the youngest age group (25‐35 years), older participants in the age groups (46‐55 years) and (>55 years) were less likely to express intention to donate in the next 6 months (OR 0.289, P = .022 and OR 0.083, P = .004, respectively). Participants reporting poor nutritional status or other medical reasons as a barrier to donating blood were less likely to intend to donate (OR 0.146, P < .001). Among previous donors, intention to donate was associated with a recent donation within 1 year (OR 27.13, P = .002) and having had a pleasant donation experience (OR 14.98, P < .001). Conclusion Blood donation practices are strongly tied to physicians' gender and age and their knowledge of the donation process. The most significant barrier to blood donation was found to be nutritional and medical status.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation among physicians in a tertiary health facility of a developing country

Cited by 27 publications

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation and associated factors among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation and associated factors among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation in an urban community, Chennai

Voluntary and non‐voluntary blood donations among doctors

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