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Blood donation practice and associated factors among health professionals in Tigray regional state public hospitals, northern Ethiopia.
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- Ethiopian residents' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation and its associated factors: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Knowledge of blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Blood Donation Practice and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
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- Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus (D) Blood Group and Allelic Frequency at Blood Bank of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Hospital, Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2024Article
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- Voluntary blood donation knowledge, attitude, and practice among adult populations of Hosanna Town, South Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Factors Influencing Blood Donation Practice Among Health Care Providers of Public Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia: A Case Control Study.Journal of blood medicine · 2023Article
- Assessment of Blood Donation Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Wollega University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia.Journal of blood medicine · 2022Article
- Assessment of the level and factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation among medical and paramedical personnel in ALERT Hospital, Ethiopia.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Knowledge and attitude towards blood donation among college students in Southwest Ethiopia.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Blood Donation and Associated Factors Among Employees Working at Negele Arsi General Hospital and Medical College, Southeast Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of blood medicine · 2021Article
- Blood donors' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice and associated factors of blood donation among health care workers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC hematology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe demand for blood and blood products are increasing in all part of the globe, especially in the developing nations. However, there is limited information on the level of blood donation practice and their related factors. Therefore, assessing the level of blood donation practice and its determinant factors among health professionals have a paramount importance in designing an effective strategy for sustaining adequate and safe blood provision in the hospitals.
resultsOut of 556 health professionals, 266 (47.8%) had ever donated blood in their life time. Age above 30 years (AOR = 2.756 95% CI 1.055-7.197), married health professionals (AOR = 1.729 95% CI 1.091-2.739), health professionals' knowledge of blood donation (AOR = 3.403 95% CI 2.296-5.044), health professionals' attitude towards blood donation (AOR = 3.41 95% CI 2.320-5.041) and health professionals who attend degree education (AOR = 0.315 95% CI 0.104-0.950) were significantly associated with blood donation behavior of health professionals. The magnitude of blood donation practice was found low. Therefore, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society and ministry of health should continue increasing the attitude and knowledge of health professionals toward blood donation practices are the key avenues interventions.
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