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Blood donors' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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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
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward blood donation in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
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- Voluntary blood donation practice and its associated factors among civil servants in Bale Robe town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Phenotype, Allele and Genotype Frequency of ABO and Rhesus D Blood Groups of Blood Donors at the North Gondar District Blood Bank, Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of blood medicine · 2022Article
- Practice of Blood Donation and Associated Factors among Adults of Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Bayesian Analysis Approach.Journal of blood medicine · 2020Article
- Knowledge about blood donation in patients of a hospital in Amazonas, Peru.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publicaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveBlood transfusion saves millions of lives. But, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced in Ethiopia. The actual reason is not clearly assessed; however, level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank.
resultsOf 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) were had adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards blood donation, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as a reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge of blood donors. On the other hand, participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks should design strategies for health education about blood donation and transfusion.
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