A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India
Introduction: Donated blood is very crucial and life-saving for those who require large volumes of blood in any medical emergency. Many blood donation camps are routinely organized to fill this void of demand and supply. In a university campus associated with a hospital, it is important that studen...
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doaj-9394ecb3d0714b848f83d521c55b87792021-09-30T05:27:49ZengACHSM Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management1833-38182204-31362021-09-0116310.24083/apjhm.v16i3.901A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South IndiaAbhishek Chaturvedi0Anup Kumar1Bhaskar Tiwary2Pallabi Roy3Lochan Khullar4Anitha Guru5Piyusha Majumdar6Department of Biochemistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaInternational Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaConcurrent Measurement and Learning Unit, Bihar Technical Support Program, CARE India, Saharsa, Bihar, IndiaManipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaManipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaManipal Centre for European Studies (MCES), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaSD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Introduction: Donated blood is very crucial and life-saving for those who require large volumes of blood in any medical emergency. Many blood donation camps are routinely organized to fill this void of demand and supply. In a university campus associated with a hospital, it is important that student volunteers should contribute towards the increase in demand for blood during times of crisis. This makes it imperative to understand their perception of this noble cause. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 354 volunteers of a university campus using convenience sampling. The primary outcome was to assess the factors that influence voluntary blood donation among the volunteers. The adjusted association was performed using logistic regression. R Console was used for statistical analysis. Odds ratios and p-value < 0.05 with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the level of significance. Results: A total of 354 responses were received and analysed. Among these, 38.98%, (n=138) participants had donated blood at least once. Factors that were significantly associated with blood donation were gender, being a member of an NGO, frequency of volunteering activities, fear of needles, and belief that they would acquire the disease during blood donation. Conclusion: The majority of the participants had good knowledge of blood donation, but their attitude and practice did not fall along the same lines. The study also highlighted that attitude towards donating blood is high among the participants who are associated with the NGOs or participate in voluntary activities. Voluntary work induces a ‘sense of giving something to the society which appears to be facilitating factor and an effective measure to encourage blood donation among youth. https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/article/view/901Voluntary Blood Donation, practices, volunteerism, NGO, Students |
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Abhishek Chaturvedi Anup Kumar Bhaskar Tiwary Pallabi Roy Lochan Khullar Anitha Guru Piyusha Majumdar A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management Voluntary Blood Donation, practices, volunteerism, NGO, Students |
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Abhishek Chaturvedi Anup Kumar Bhaskar Tiwary Pallabi Roy Lochan Khullar Anitha Guru Piyusha Majumdar |
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A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India |
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A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India |
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A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India |
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A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India |
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A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India |
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study to assess the barriers and facilitators of blood donation among university students of south india |
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Introduction: Donated blood is very crucial and life-saving for those who require large volumes of blood in any medical emergency. Many blood donation camps are routinely organized to fill this void of demand and supply. In a university campus associated with a hospital, it is important that student volunteers should contribute towards the increase in demand for blood during times of crisis. This makes it imperative to understand their perception of this noble cause.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 354 volunteers of a university campus using convenience sampling. The primary outcome was to assess the factors that influence voluntary blood donation among the volunteers. The adjusted association was performed using logistic regression. R Console was used for statistical analysis. Odds ratios and p-value < 0.05 with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the level of significance.
Results: A total of 354 responses were received and analysed. Among these, 38.98%, (n=138) participants had donated blood at least once. Factors that were significantly associated with blood donation were gender, being a member of an NGO, frequency of volunteering activities, fear of needles, and belief that they would acquire the disease during blood donation.
Conclusion: The majority of the participants had good knowledge of blood donation, but their attitude and practice did not fall along the same lines. The study also highlighted that attitude towards donating blood is high among the participants who are associated with the NGOs or participate in voluntary activities. Voluntary work induces a ‘sense of giving something to the society which appears to be facilitating factor and an effective measure to encourage blood donation among youth.
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