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Blood donation practice and its predictors among undergraduate college students in Harari Regional State, Eastern 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
- Awareness and Willingness of Blood Donation Among Medical Students of Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Blood donation practice and predictors among university and college students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice on blood donation among undergraduate first-year engineering students in Nepal.PloS one · 2026Article
- Attitude, Knowledge, and Willingness to Donate Blood Among Health Professional Students in Northern Uganda.Journal of blood medicine · 2025Article
- Factors associated with blood donation among college and university students in Wuhan, China: structural equation model.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess blood donation practice and its associated factors among undergraduate college students in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was employed among 518 college students selected by using a simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using pretested structured self-administered questionnaire. The collected data was entered into Epi-data 3.41 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 22 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were utilized to identify factors associated with blood donation practice. Results: In this study, the overall blood donation practice was 35.7% (95% confidence interval: 31.6, 39.8). Students studying health sciences were more likely than non-health sciences students (53.5%) to donate blood. Having positive knowledge about blood donation (adjusted odds ratio = 4.17; 95% confidence interval: 2.50, 6.92), being male (adjusted odds ratio = 0.57; 95% confidence interval: 0.38, 0.87), being student of midwifery department (adjusted odds ratio = 2.16; 95% confidence interval: 1.07, 4.36) and nursing department (adjusted odds ratio = 2.42; 95% confidence interval: 1.18, 4.98) were significantly associated with blood donation practice. Conclusion: Practice of blood donation among college students in the study is relatively low. Knowledge about blood donation, male sex and being a nursing and midwifery student were independently associated with blood donation practice. Therefore, the Regional Health Bureau and Blood Bank in collaboration with college administrators should design and implement appropriate strategies to improve blood donation practice.
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