Knowledge, Attitude,Practice and Associated Factors towards Voluntary Blood Donation among Non Health Undergraduate Students of Addis Ababa University,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia.
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2020-06
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Addis Abeba University
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Background-Blood and blood products are unique and precious national resources because they are obtained only from individuals who donate blood. It contributes to saving millions of lives each year in both routine and emergency situations. At a minimum, the World Health Organization estimates that a country needs 1% to 3% of its population to donate blood to meet its need. Yet, many African countries including Ethiopia are far below the minimum blood collection rate.
Objective- To assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards voluntary blood donation among non-health students of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,2019.
Methods-A cross-sectional study was conducted among 363 students in three selected non health college students of Addis Ababa University who were selected randomly. A stratified random sampling procedure was employed according to the departments and yearof the study.A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used tocollect data.Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify associated factors.
Result- The proportion of students having good knowledge of blood donation, favorable attitude and practice were 68%, 94.8% and 23.1 % respectively. Knowledge was significantly associatedwith Religion [(AOR=7.516, 95%CI: (1.313-43.018)] , information Heard/seen about blood donation [AOR=6.184, 95%CI: (1.852-25.073)] and departmental grouping[AOR=3.326, 95%CI: (1.457,7.589)].Attitude was significantly associated with Religion [AOR=6.72, 95%CI:(1.057-42.729)] and poor knowledge [AOR=.330, 95%CI: (.118-.919)].The practiced of voluntary blood donation was significantly associated with Taking part in blood donation campaign[AOR=19.485, 95%CI: (9.082-41.802)] and poor knowledge [AOR=0.323, 95%CI:(0.144-0.726)].
Conclusion: Significant numbers of students in this study have poor knowledge and practice ofblood donation while the level of attitude is good. Having taken part in blood donation campaigns and good knowledge about blood donation increased the odds of the practice of VBD
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice