Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation in Iranian population

Mousavi, Fatemeh; Tavabi, Amir Ali; Golestan, B; Ammar-Saeedi, E.; Kashani, Homa; Tabatabaei, Roozbeh; Iran-Pour, Elham

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01080.x

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“…This concurs with the WHO report 2011 that there are more male donors in Nigeria [16]. Similar studies in Saudi Arabia and India also showed that most of the donors were males [17,18]. This buttresses the need for more enlightenment on blood donation for the female populace as being a female should not be a limiting factor to blood donation.…”

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Public Beliefs, Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donation Among Resident in Sokoto, Nigeria

Kaoje¹

2017

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Abstract:The practice of blood donation and transfusion is life saving and in spite of extensive researches, an ideal blood substitute is yet to been found, therefore man will continue to depend on blood donated from fellow humans. The aim of the study is to assess public belief, attitude to and practices of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation among resident in Sokoto metropolis. This is a population-based descriptive cross-sectional study. Multistage sampling technique was applied to select the respondents. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Skewed quantitative variables were summarised using median and inter-quartile range and categorical variables using frequencies and percentages. Chi square test of association and binary logistic regression analysis were performed. Results were presented in simple tables the result shows that the respondents' median age was 25 years, with interquartile range (IQR) of 21-29 years. Almost all (99%) reported that blood donation is not contrary to their religious belief, and it was described as a form of service to humanity by 98%. Although a large proportion (95%) expressed appropriate beliefs and attitude to non-remunerated blood donation, only 25% of the respondents had ever donated. Respondents' gender (X 2 = 26.96, df = 1, P <0.001), marital status (Fischer test=8.36, P <0.01) and employment status (Fischer exact=13.77, P <0.006) showed statistically significant relationship with blood donation practice, but none of these factors did predict practice of voluntary blood donation. In conclusion, although large proportion demonstrated appropriate belief and attitude to voluntary non-remunerated blood donation, few ever donated blood. There is need to sensitize general public on its benefit to improve practice among general public in the metropolis.

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Public Beliefs, Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donation Among Resident in Sokoto, Nigeria

Kaoje¹

2017

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“…Around 2/3 and above of the respondents 184(73.6%) didn't practiced BD; the reasons were not approached to donate 95(51.2%), fearing of knowing their status during screening 37(20.1%), fearing of needles 23(11.4%), presence of known disease 16(8.7%) and need to donate for relatives/friends for future 13(7.1%). These results were higher than the study conducted on KAP of voluntary blood donation among health care workers at the university of Benin city, Nigeria in which the reasons for non-donation by those who haven't donated include nobody approached them for donation (25.2%), un fit to donate (16.5%), need to donate for a friend or relatives in future (19.7%), fear of needle (6.3%), fear of knowing their screening status (3.1%) [15,20]. This might be other reasons rather than being not approached to donate.…”

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Assesment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Blood Donation in Aman Sub City Residents, South West, Ethiopia, 2015

Mulatu¹,

Hailu²,

Yegezu³

et al. 2017

Health Sci J

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Background: Blood transfusion is a vital component of the health care delivery system of every country. Though it is often delegated to a non-governmental organization, it is the responsibility of government to ensure adequate, safe supplies of blood, blood products and services to meet the needs of all patients in a timely, cost effective and efficient manner. Donor blood procurement from voluntary non remunerated donor has been considered the safest source of blood. Globally total safe blood supply was obtained from voluntary blood donors.

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“…The more knowledge the person has had about blood donation, the more likely that he was a previous donor [9]. Studies also showed that altruism is one of the most motivating factors for donating blood [15]. Some people believe that it is a national and religious duty while others stated that they would only donate if a family member or a friend is in need.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Barriers Regarding Blood Donation among General Population in Kuwait

Al-Haqqan¹,

Husain²,

Al-Kandari³

et al. 2016

Int J Community Fam Med

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Background: Public awareness regarding blood donation during life and after death is poor in many developing and developed countries. The prevalence of blood donation varies according to the demographics of the people. The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers regarding blood donation among the general population in Kuwait. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 915 people was conducted between March and April 2016. Data were collected by using a survey questionnaire among the general people working in five randomly selected ministries including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Social Affair. An ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Faculty of Medicine in Kuwait University and from the ministries. Results: Overall, about 37% the study population ever donated blood. The proportion of life-time donors was significantly higher among males than females (57.9% vs. 25.2%, respectively, p< 0.001). However, the knowledge scores about blood donation were significantly higher among females (p= 0.035). Both knowledge scores and positive scores of attitude increased with increasing age and with higher educational levels. Of the barriers, women had significantly more fear of pain (p<0.001) and fear of seeing blood (p= 0.002) compared to men. In multivariate analysis, male gender, middle and older age, knowledge score, fear of getting new infection, and fear of anemia remained significant predictors of blood donation after controlling for the confounders. Conclusion:The study showed a low rate of blood donation in Kuwait. More community outreach programs such as blood donation campaigns should be undertaken to improve the situation, and to alleviate people's perception about the barriers.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation in Iranian population

Abstract: Altruism and being encouraged by others had the leading roles in peoples' positive attitude towards blood donation; whereas hard access to blood donation centres seemed to be the main inhibitory factor.

Cited by 46 publications

References 30 publications

Public Beliefs, Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donation Among Resident in Sokoto, Nigeria

Public Beliefs, Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donation Among Resident in Sokoto, Nigeria

Assesment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Blood Donation in Aman Sub City Residents, South West, Ethiopia, 2015

A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Barriers Regarding Blood Donation among General Population in Kuwait

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