Knowledge, attitude, and beliefs of young, college student blood donors about Human immunodeficiency virus

Sonker, Atul; Chaudhary, Rajendra

doi:10.4103/0973-6247.126689

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“…The present study highlights the fact that a KAP study can serve as an important source of information about misconceptions, as has been highlighted previously by Dubey et al who concluded from their study that a spectrum of myths and misperceptions could be identified with the help of their KAP study emphasising the need of education and that results from their study may contribute to the development of appropriate educational and training material 19 . Published literature revolving around the use of interventions for continuous performance improvement in transfusion practices have been shown to be effective in bringing about a change in practices.…”

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confidence: 75%

Survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practices for safe and efficient vein‐to‐vein transfusion practices and effect of educational intervention in a hospital setting

Pandey

Setya

Suresh

et al. 2020

Transfusion Medicine

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Objectives: The primary aim was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of employees (medical, paramedical and other hospital staff) towards blood donation and transfusion practices in a tertiary care hospital. A secondary objective was to assess and interpret the effect of an educational module on improvement in the KAP of employees in a hospital setting. Background: For satisfactory practices, it is essential to initiate KAP studies. Methods/materials: This was a prospective, observational study conducted among hospital staff (clinical and non-clinical) from January to December 2019. The study was divided into two phases: pre-educational module (P1) and post-educational module (P2). In both phases, a questionnaire was distributed. Knowledge was assessed by 30 questions, attitude by 20 questions and practice by 30 questions. If any individual had unsatisfactory scores in both the P1 and P2 phases (scores <40; 50%), they had to participate in a mandatory certificate course. Results: A total of 180 individuals participated in the P1 and 172 participated in the P2 phase. Mean score for practice (0.471) was better than that for attitude (0.447) and knowledge (0.43). Factors associated with good scores were younger age group, more than 5 years of employment and clinical field of study. The total score for KAP increased, and a statistically significant difference (P-value < .05) was observed between P1 and P2 scores. Of 172 participants, 27 were asked to attend the 2-week certificate course due to unsatisfactory scores (score < 40) in both P1 and P2 phases. These 27 participants required attending this certificate course a mean of 1.67 ± 0.83 times to obtain satisfactory scores. Conclusion: Educational intervention is an important tool for improving KAP among not only physicians but hospital staff as well.

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Survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practices for safe and efficient vein‐to‐vein transfusion practices and effect of educational intervention in a hospital setting

Pandey

Setya

Suresh

et al. 2020

Transfusion Medicine

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“…The sample sizes ranged from 36 23 to 132 678. 52 The primary target population across studies were students (n=19), 10 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 21 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 42 , 46 , 47 , 49 general population (n=9), 9 , 13 , 18 - 20 , 43 , 48 , 51 , 52 healthcare workers [HCWs] (n=5), 8 , 24 , 28 , 41 , 50 people living with HIV (PLWHIV) (n=4), 25 , 32 , 33 , 36 and female sex workers (FSWs) (n=3). 11 , 12 , 45 More details are reported in Table 1 .…”

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“…Seven studies showed that the sample represented the target population, 20 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 33 , 51 , 52 the participants have been recruited appropriately, 8 , 11 , 12 , 16 , 18 , 33 , 43 and calculated the sample size. 11 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 33 , 43 Twenty-five studies described their study settings, 9 , 11 , 12 , 19 , 21 - 25 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 33 - 37 , 39 , 42 , 47 - 50 , 53 , 54 Thirty-two studies conducted the data analysis sufficiently 8 , 9 , 13 - 22 , 24 - 28 , 31 - 37 , 39 , 41 - 43 , 48 - 51 and five studies used standard criteria to assess HIV/AIDS. 19 , 22 , 28 , 35 , 48 The majority of the included studies measured precisely, 8 , 12 , 13 , 20 - 29 , 31 - 52 , 54 14 studies used appropriate statistical analysis,…”

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confidence: 99%

“…11 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 33 , 43 Twenty-five studies described their study settings, 9 , 11 , 12 , 19 , 21 - 25 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 33 - 37 , 39 , 42 , 47 - 50 , 53 , 54 Thirty-two studies conducted the data analysis sufficiently 8 , 9 , 13 - 22 , 24 - 28 , 31 - 37 , 39 , 41 - 43 , 48 - 51 and five studies used standard criteria to assess HIV/AIDS. 19 , 22 , 28 , 35 , 48 The majority of the included studies measured precisely, 8 , 12 , 13 , 20 - 29 , 31 - 52 , 54 14 studies used appropriate statistical analysis, 9 , 13 , 14 , 17 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 28 , 33 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 46 , 47 but none identified major confounders and subgroups. 8 - 54 …”

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Knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 studies from 2010-2020

Bhagavathula

Clark

Sharma

et al. 2021

Health Promot Perspect

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Background: Several studies assessed the level of knowledge and general public behavior on human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in India. However, comprehensive scrutiny of literature is essential for any decision-making process. Our objective was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the level of knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS in India. Methods: A systematic search using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and free terms was conducted in PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar databases to investigate the level of knowledge and attitude of HIV/AIDS in India population. Cross-sectional studies published in English from January 2010 to November 2020 were included. The identified articles were screened in multiple levels of title, abstract and full-text and final studies that met the inclusion criteria were retrieved and included in the study. The methodological quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s checklist for cross-sectional studies. Estimates with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each domain were pooled to examine the level of knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS in India. Results: A total of 47 studies (n= 307 501) were identified, and 43 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The overall level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was 75% (95% CI: 69-80%; I2 = 99.8%), and a higher level of knowledge was observed among female sex workers (FSWs) 89% (95% CI: 77-100%, I2 = 99.5%) than students (77%, 95% CI: 67-87%, I2 = 99.6%) and the general population (70%, 95% CI: 62-79%, I2 = 99.2%), respectively. However, HIV/AIDS attitude was suboptimal (60%, 95% CI: 51-69%, I2 = 99.2%). Students (58%, 95% CI: 38-77%, I2 = 99.7%), people living with HIV/AIDS (57%, 95% CI: 44-71%, I2 = 92.7%), the general population (71%, 95% CI: 62-80%, I2 = 94.5%), and healthcare workers (HCWs) (74%, 95% CI: 63-84%, I2 = 0.0%) had a positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS. The methodological quality of included studies was "moderate" according to Joanna Briggs Institute’s checklist. Funnel plots are asymmetry and the Egger’s regression test and Begg’s rank test identified risk of publication bias. Conclusion: The level of knowledge was 75%, and 40% had a negative attitude. This information would help formulate appropriate policies by various departments, ministries and educational institutions to incorporate in their training, capacity building and advocacy programs. Improving the knowledge and changing the attitudes among the Indian population remains crucial for the success of India’s HIV/AIDS response.

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“…In Saudi Arabia, each hospital has developed its own blood bank centre, where the majority of donations come from replacement donors rather than volunteer donors and with offering incentives such as time off work, blood credit card if they require blood in future and award medals (Alam and Masalmeh Bel, 2004). Furthermore, sociodemographic and geographic factors have an influence on blood donation attitude (Dubey et al, 2014;Dubey et al, 2014). Likewise, the convenience and satisfaction associated with when and where the donor gives blood were found to be important factors for donating blood (Boulware et al, 2002).…”

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Blood donation knowledge and attitude in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Kabrah¹,

Aslam²,

AlSubhi³

et al. 2022

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Background: Currently, there is a shortage of an adequate supply of blood and blood products due to the unavailability of voluntary, non-remunerated donors from low-risk populations. Therefore, it is important to address the reasons for the unavailability of blood donors in order to increase recruitment.Aim: This study determined the level of knowledge and attitude in the wider Saudi Arabian population towards blood donation. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire between Novembers 2021 and October 2022. Results: Of the 1506 individuals, only 17.9% were donors, of whom 11.2% had donated blood before. Through analysing the knowledge score, 81.9% of participants possessed knowledge regarding the necessity of screening a donation for infections and 90.5% positively confirmed that the HIV virus could be spread through the blood donation route, however, they were not familiar with other infections, such as syphilis. With regards to the levels of attitude, 74.2% of respondents strongly agreed on raising awareness of the importance of blood donation, whilst 54.2% strongly agreed that the availability of mobile blood donation centres would increase the level of donation drastically. Conclusions: Although the study showed that respondents were aware of certain factors regarding blood donation, there was an insufficiency of knowledge and attitudes regarding blood donation. This finding highlighted the need for identifying and addressing the defect of the knowledge that leads to an undesirable attitude towards blood donation.

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Knowledge, attitude, and beliefs of young, college student blood donors about Human immunodeficiency virus

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practices for safe and efficient vein‐to‐vein transfusion practices and effect of educational intervention in a hospital setting

Survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practices for safe and efficient vein‐to‐vein transfusion practices and effect of educational intervention in a hospital setting

Knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 studies from 2010-2020

Blood donation knowledge and attitude in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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