The Impact of WhatsApp on the Blood Donation Process in Saudi Arabia

Al-Hajri, Qarmoosha Rasheed; Alfayez, Asma; Alsalman, Demah; Alanezi, Fahad; Alhodaib, Hala; Al-Rayes, Saja; Aljaffary, Afnan; AlThani, Bashair; AlNujaidi, Heba; Al-Saif, Atheer K; Attar, Razaz Waheeb; Aljabri, Duaa; Al-Mubarak, Sama'a; Al-Juwair, Mona M.; Alrawiai, Sumaiah; Alanzi, Turki

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“…In addition, Dabula's study on millennials (14) supports this finding. Rabeeh and Onaiza (15) et al pointed out that voluntary blood donation messages forwarded on YouTube are delivered online and the virtue factor promotes the users to go to the blood stations to donate blood, in addition to the study of Alanzi and Alfayez (16) confirms this.…”

Section: Access To Blood Donation Related Informationmentioning

confidence: 94%

Rational or altruistic: the impact of social media information exposure on Chinese youth’s willingness to donate blood

Zhang,

Liu

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundNon-remunerated blood donation is the main approach for various medical institutions to get the source of blood supply, but the blood supply shortage is still a problem in today’s society. Social media has become the main approach of information acquisition for youth groups nowadays, and the information on social media will have an impact on people’s behavioral decisions. The objective of this study was therefore to investigate the correlation between social media exposure to relevant information about blood donation and the willingness of youths to donate blood.MethodsWe collected data from 455 questionnaires through an online questionnaire and structural equation modeling was constructed for validation. Data were analyzed for reliability, validity, and demographic differences using IBM-SPSS 26.0, and IBM-SPSS-AMOS 26.0 was used for model fit analysis and path analysis.ResultsThe results of the study showed that there was a positive correlation between social media exposure to relevant blood donation information and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.262, p < 0.001), altruism (β = 0.203, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (β = 0.170, p < 0.001). While there was also a positive correlation between attitude toward blood donation and self-efficacy (β = 0.560, p < 0.001), there was no positive correlation between it and willingness to donate blood (β = −0.180, p = 0.786). There was also a positive correlation between altruism and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.150, p < 0.05) and attitude toward blood donation (β = 0.150, p < 0.001). Similarly, there was a positive correlation between self-efficacy and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.371, p < 0.001).ConclusionExposure to more information related to blood donation on social media can increase the willingness of the youth population to donate blood, while exposure to information related to altruism and self-efficacy on social media can also enhance young people’s attitudes toward blood donation, while further strengthening their willingness to donate.

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Section: Access To Blood Donation Related Informationmentioning

confidence: 94%

Rational or altruistic: the impact of social media information exposure on Chinese youth’s willingness to donate blood

Zhang,

Liu

2024

Front. Public Health

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“…Mobile applications for recruiting and retaining potential and previous blood donors could be an effective solution, but they may only be available in high-income countries with good infrastructure 13 . Social mobile applications such as WhatsApp could creatively bridge the gap between donors, blood banks, and patients needing blood 34 .…”

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Unveiling blood donation knowledge, attitude, and practices among 12,606 university students: a cross-sectional study across 16 countries

Eltewacy,

Ali,

Owais

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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We assessed university students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward blood donation and identified the factors that promote or hinder their willingness to donate. We employed a multicenter cross-sectional design, collecting data from August to October 2022 through self-administered questionnaires available in Arabic and English. Both online (Google Forms) and paper surveys were utilized. Data were analyzed using R Statistical Software (v4.1.3; R Core Team 2022). A total of 12,606 university students (7966 females and 4640 males) from 16 countries completed the questionnaire; of them, 28.5% had a good knowledge level regarding blood donation, and 22.7% had donated blood at least once. Students in health science colleges had significantly more awareness of blood donation (p-value < 0.001), but there were no significant differences in practice (p-value = 0.8). Barriers to donation included not being asked (37%), medical ineligibility (33%), fear of pain or infection (18%), concerns about negative health effects (18%), difficulty accessing donation centers (15%), and medical mistrust (14%). Individuals aged > 20 years had significantly higher odds of possessing a high knowledge level (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.77, p < 0.001). Private and international university enrollment was associated with increased knowledge (aOR 1.19, p-value < 0.001 and aOR 1.44, p-value = 0.003), while non-health science college students had lower odds (aOR 0.36, p < 0.001). Regarding blood donation status, participants > 20 years old were more likely to donate (aOR 2.21, p < 0.001). Conversely, being female, having congenital or chronic diseases, and possessing low knowledge levels were associated with decreased odds of blood donation (all p < 0.05). University students show insufficient knowledge about blood donation, with health science students displaying higher awareness levels. Despite their positive attitudes, blood donation rates remain low across all disciplines. It is imperative to enhance education and accessibility to foster a culture of blood donation among students.

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“…This may have resulted from insufficient knowledge of blood donation among young people, especially considering the fact that some authors indicate insufficient promotion of blood donation in the media, eg, social media. [14][15][16][17] Fear of seeing own blood, fear of the procedure itself and negative experiences from previous, first-time blood donation or lack of appropriate "incentives", eg, financial, may be an additional barrier for young people. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Interestingly, women, who are more altruistic than men and more motivated to donate blood, 19 accounted for only 1/4-1/3 of all donors in our analysis (Table 3).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…19 On the other hand, it may indicate a moderate or low interest in blood donation, especially among young people, which requires specific actions to promote this activity, as previously indicated, eg, in social media. [14][15][16][17] In the course of MCBDH activity until 2021, 494,810 blood donations were collected from 420,086 donors, with a total number of disqualifications of 3862 people (data not shown). In the early years after establishing MCBDH, the annual number of disqualifications reached 329-500 donors, and the vast majority of these were defined for reasons "other" than diseases of the skin, respiratory-, circulatory-, metabolic/endocrine systems and viral hepatitis (see Table 3, columns "A-E").…”

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Military Blood Service in Poland

Kryczka¹,

Jedynak²,

Olszewski³

et al. 2023

JBM

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the Russia-Ukraine military conflict unfolded just across the eastern border of the European Union. It made everyone realize how important it is to secure blood supplies to health-care units in the event of an armed conflict. This paper presents the principles of functioning of the Military Blood Donation Service and the Military Center for Blood Donation and Hemotherapy in Poland. Methods:The study used data collected in the "Military Blood Bank" information processing system and data from annual reports (2010-2021) sent to the Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland. The reports concerned, among others: demographic data on donors, reasons of permanent disqualifications, numbers of complete and incomplete donations, etc. Results: Since 2005, the number of donors registered in military blood donation centers ranged between 15 and 35 thousand/year. The most dramatic declines in donors were observed in 2010 and 2020. Successful donations accounted for more than 98% of all donations/year (except 2015), and their number varied between 20 and 32 thousand/year. Among the blood donors, men always predominated and the dominant age group (except for 2010) was 25-44 years. The reasons for permanent disqualification have varied over time: their proportions decreased for viral hepatitis and cardiovascular disease, and increased for respiratory and endocrine/ metabolic diseases. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021, these proportions have sometimes been reversed. Discussion: The Military Blood Donation Service has been functioning in Poland for several decades. It is specialized in supplying blood and blood products to the Armed Forces. Unfortunately, it was not possible to refer to the functioning of similar institutions in other countries. Therefore, when evaluating the functioning of Polish military blood donation, we had to rely on numerical values (eg, number of donors/year, donor profile, etc.), which prove a very good organization of blood donation centers. However, it should be noted that, as in other countries, a more active promotion of blood donation in the media is advisable in order to encourage as many young people as possible to donate blood.

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The Impact of WhatsApp on the Blood Donation Process in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 6 publications

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Rational or altruistic: the impact of social media information exposure on Chinese youth’s willingness to donate blood

Rational or altruistic: the impact of social media information exposure on Chinese youth’s willingness to donate blood

Unveiling blood donation knowledge, attitude, and practices among 12,606 university students: a cross-sectional study across 16 countries

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