ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021
Knowledge and attitude towards blood donation among college students in Southwest 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
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- Factors influencing blood donation among university students in Vojvodina, Serbia: cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Knowledge Level, Motivators and Barriers of Blood Donation among Students at Qatar University.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionblood donation (BD) is affected by several factors, among which people's knowledge and attitude are the key determinants. However, the level of knowledge and attitude towards BD in Ethiopia is not yet well studied. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level and factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards blood donation among health science college students in Southwest Ethiopia.
methodsa cross-sectional study was conducted among 394 health science students from June 1
resultsthe proportions of good knowledge and positive attitude towards BD were 69.3%, 95% CI (64.8%-73.4%) and 58.1%, 95% CI (52.3%-63.0%) respectively. The study also found that age ≥23 years (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=1.67, 95% CI (1.04-2.67)), having a father with primary and secondary school and above (AOR=2.24, 95% CI (1.20-4.17) and AOR=2.26, 95% CI (1.26-4.06) respectively) and ever donated blood (AOR=3.64, 95%CI (2.26-5.85)) were factors associated with good knowledge of blood donation. Being a rural resident (AOR=1.59, 95% CI (1.01-2.40)) and graduating class student (AOR=0.56, 95% CI (0.34-0.96)) were factors associated with a positive attitude towards blood donation. The knowledge-related questions´ sum score value was positively correlated with the attitude-related questions' sum score value (r=0.30, P<0.001).
conclusionthe knowledge and attitude towards BD among the study population are a substantial deficiency. Therefore, more effort is needed to increase the level of knowledge and attitude towards BD by inculcating short training courses for these groups of population in the existing curriculum.
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