2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12878-017-0092-x
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of students towards blood donation in Arsi university and Adama science and technology university: a comparative cross sectional study

Abstract: BackgroundBlood can save millions of lives. Even though people do not donate blood regularly, there is a constant effort to balance the supply and demand of blood. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation between university students.MethodsThe comparative cross sectional study design was used in Adama Science and Technology University and Arsi University from April 11–May 2, 2016.360 students were selected using stratified sampling. Frequencies a… Show more

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“…In our setting, the proportion of who had ever donated blood is lower than the one reported in other similar settings where the proportion of blood donors among undergraduate students varied between 18% and 41% [19,[21][22][23][24]26,27]. Such a finding highlights the need of planning strategies in order to motivate undergraduate students in our setting towards blood donation.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 56%
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“…In our setting, the proportion of who had ever donated blood is lower than the one reported in other similar settings where the proportion of blood donors among undergraduate students varied between 18% and 41% [19,[21][22][23][24]26,27]. Such a finding highlights the need of planning strategies in order to motivate undergraduate students in our setting towards blood donation.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 56%
“…Several studies have been published mentioning the factors that determine the intention to donate blood among undergraduate students [19,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. The knowledge about such factors will allow us to motivate Bold values mean that the p value is lower than 0.05. young, healthy and informed people to donate blood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…These factors are affected by the cultural, social, and educational backgrounds of the donors. The young population of university-level students are highly influential (3,11,12). Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze their behavior, knowledge about, and attitudes toward blood donation and to examine the factors that negatively influenced their willingness to donate blood within their community.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The need for blood requirement is on high with the increase in life expectancy, chronic diseases and cancer, and technical advancement in the modern medical practice. 1 India with a population of more than 1.3 billion requires 12 million blood units every year. On the contrary, only 6.8 million blood units could be supplied by the blood banks.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%