An analysis of blood donation barriers experienced by North American and Caribbean university students in Grenada, West Indies

Dean, Benjamin; Hewitt, Sarah; Begos, Morgan C.; Gomez, Angela; Messam, Locksley L. McV.

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2017.11.026

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“…The most important barriers for blood donation was the lack of fitness and fear of getting an infection during the procedure. Similar barriers were observed in many developing countries [17][18][19]. A review study about the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding blood donation in 17 developing countries, including Pakistan, stresses the need for creating awareness about voluntary blood donation based on country-specific, contextual knowledge, and attitudes [20].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir

Javaeed¹,

Kousar²,

Farooq³

et al. 2020

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To evaluate the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate medical students of Poonch Medical College about blood donation. Methods This cross-sectional study was done using a 27-item, validated, interviewer-administered questionnaire involving undergraduate medical students from March to October 2018. Informed consent and ethical clearance were secured. Results A total of 318 undergraduate medical students (response rate of 63.6%) was included in this study. Most respondents knew the difference between whole blood and blood components (294; 92.5%) and they also believed that spreading knowledge of blood donation among the health workers is a necessity (306; 96.2%). There was a statistically significant correlation between knowledge and attitude (p .021). Overall knowledge was higher among the female students (p = .019). Conclusion The study revealed an overall good level of knowledge and attitude among medical students. However, there are still areas of improvement such as blood donation and vaccination-related knowledge. The study also identified important facilitators and barriers to blood donation.

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confidence: 77%

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir

Javaeed¹,

Kousar²,

Farooq³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…17 Another study by Chen, J. T. et al reports HIV infection in 260 cases out of 1,461,129 donors in Hangzhou. 18 Other studies also reported the risk of infection and worrying about sanitation as the reason given by non-donors for not donating blood before. 19,20 As health science students are relatively more aware regarding the safety; they are often found to have test seeking behavior during blood donation for screeing.…”

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Blood Donation Practice among Undergraduate Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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Introduction: Voluntary blood donation is a reliable source of increasing the demand for blood transfusion. Medical students are the potential pool of blood donors. This study aims to find the prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a medical college of Nepal among students studying from the first year to final year MBBS. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (Ref no. 245). A stratified random sampling technique was used to collect data. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: The prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of the medical college is 41 (22.20%) (17.35-27.05 at 95% Confidence Interval). The practice of blood donation is seen more among students of the final year 15 (35.71%) and the least among first year 3 (8.57%). Most of the donors, 24 (58.54%), have donated blood only once before. The most common reasons for donating and not donating blood before are ‘behavior of altruism’ 12 (29.27%) and ‘I am not fit/disapproved’ 44 (30.56%) respectively. Conclusions: This study shows less prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students. It points to the need for more extensive studies to explore the factors deterring medical students from donating blood. Definitive strategies are also needed to encourage medical students to increased voluntary participation in blood donation.

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“…Different studies worldwide have underlined the need to increase the number of blood donors among undergraduates (De Los Santos and Firmo, 2019). However, despite growing interest in the issue, especially among health sciences students (Cicolini and et al, 2019;Dean et al, 2018;Gomes and et al, 2019), most research has been conducted outside Europe, and therefore, the majority of available evidence comes from these sociocultural contexts (Eshak et al, 2019;Gazibara et al, 2015). In recent years, Portuguese (Gomes and et al, 2019) and Italian (Alfieri, 2017;Cicolini and et al, 2019;Zito et al, 2012) researchers have worked with younger students, highlighting the importance of putting good attitudes into practice even though the voluntary donation system is already considered to be working (De Los Santos and Firmo, 2019;WHO, 2010).…”

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“…Several studies have identified barriers to blood donation such as false beliefs, obstacles, fears about the process, lack of information or time, as well as situations that encourage donation. They are also able to influence the decision to donate, both among health sciences students and those studying in other fields (Alfieri, 2017;Batiha and AlBashtawy, 2013;Cicolini and et al, 2019;Dean and et al, 2018;Gomes and et al, 2019;Vásquez et al, 2007;Zito et al, 2012).…”

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Service-learning to improve attitudes towards blood donation among university students

Iglesia

Martínez-Santos

Rodríguez-González

et al. 2020

Health Education Journal

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe how a service-learning methodology can promote blood donation among students by increasing levels of knowledge and improving attitudes while developing professional skills. Method: A quasi-experimental study design was utilised. A questionnaire identified barriers and incentives to blood donation in an experimental group and a control group. Participants ( n = 81) were students in nursing and primary teacher training courses at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Non-parametric analyses examined differences between participating and non-participating students within the project. Results: Gender and degree programme differences were found. Students who participated increased their level of knowledge ( U = 325.500, p < .001) and reduced their barriers to blood donation in three of the evaluated dimensions: personal reasons ( U = 520.500, p = .004), fears ( U = 471.500, p = .001) and pretexts ( U = 576.500, p = .020). Non-participants in the service-learning project reported more barriers and fewer external incentives. Conclusion: Service-learning methodology can be a useful strategy to increase blood donation among students in higher education. It increases knowledge, improves attitudes and reduces barriers to donation. This successful interdisciplinary experience could provide the basis for the implementation of new service-learning approaches.

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An analysis of blood donation barriers experienced by North American and Caribbean university students in Grenada, West Indies

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir

Blood Donation Practice among Undergraduate Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Service-learning to improve attitudes towards blood donation among university students

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