Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir.

Autor:	Javaeed A; Pathology, Poonch Medical College, Rawalakot, PAK., Kousar R; Pathology, Poonch Medical College, Rawalakot, PAK., Farooq A; Pathology, Poonch Medical College, Rawalakot, PAK., Hina S; Pathology, Poonch Medical College, Rawalakot, PAK., Ghauri SK; Emergency Medicine, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK., Tabbasum T; Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalakot, Rawalakot, PAK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Apr 19; Vol. 12 (4), pp. e7733. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 19.
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.7733
Abstrakt:	Objective To evaluate the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate medical students of Poonch Medical College about blood donation. Methods This cross-sectional study was done using a 27-item, validated, interviewer-administered questionnaire involving undergraduate medical students from March to October 2018. Informed consent and ethical clearance were secured. Results A total of 318 undergraduate medical students (response rate of 63.6%) was included in this study. Most respondents knew the difference between whole blood and blood components (294; 92.5%) and they also believed that spreading knowledge of blood donation among the health workers is a necessity (306; 96.2%). There was a statistically significant correlation between knowledge and attitude (p .021). Overall knowledge was higher among the female students (p = .019). Conclusion The study revealed an overall good level of knowledge and attitude among medical students. However, there are still areas of improvement such as blood donation and vaccination-related knowledge. The study also identified important facilitators and barriers to blood donation. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Javaeed et al.)
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