Perception among medical students regarding blood donation A cross sectional study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 10
Abstract
Abstract: Blood donation is major concern to the society as donated blood is life saving for those who need it. There is no substitute for blood. Voluntary blood donation is safe source of good quality blood and ideal method to face blood shortage. College students constitute large healthy group of assessable quality blood providers if they are motivated and sensitized about the importance of blood donation. Hence, this study was undertaken to know the knowledge and practice of blood donation among medical students Methodology: A cross sectional study was done among 200 preclinical medical students with the help of pretested, semi structured questionnaire during the month of January 2015.The data was analyzed by using MSExcel and the results were represented in the form of tables and figures Results: The knowledge among participants regarding various aspects of blood donation was not satisfactory. All the participants (100%) stated that blood donation is good. Most of them, 194 members (97%) knew blood donation is safe and is a voluntary service. However only 59 members (29.5%) have ever donated blood. Major reasons stated by participants for not donating are “parents won’t allow”, “fear of weakness” and “fear of needle pain”. Conclusion: There is a need to conduct Awareness sessions about Importance of blood donation to students on entry into college helps to sensitize students about importance of blood donation and motivate them for blood donation
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Dr. D. Pavanchand, Dr. P. Radhakumari
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