| Autor: |
Ogboghodo, EO, Ofili, AN, Ogunbor, OJ, Ogenyi, CC, Okpala, C. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research; Vol 14, No 2 (2015); 104-117 |
| ISSN: |
1596-6941 |
| Popis: |
Background: Internationally, voluntary non-remunerated blood is considered safe. However, paid donors account for more than 90% of donated blood in Nigeria. Paid blood donors constitute a group with high-risk behaviour leading to greater chances of transfusion-transmitted infections in the recipients. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation amongst medical students of University of Benin, Benin City. The study utilized a descriptive cross sectional design. Respondents were selected using a stratified sampling technique. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.0 software. Associations weredetermined using fisher's exact test and level of significance was set at p < 0.05. A total of 220 respondents with mean age (S.D) of 26.2 (3.0) years participated in thestudy. Majority, 189 (85.9%) had good knowledge of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors. Most, 193 (87.7%) respondents had a positive attitude towards blood donation however, 25 (11.4%) had ever donated blood and actual voluntary nonremunerated blood donation was reported by only 21 (9.5%). Increasing age and male gender were associated with actual blood donation (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Knowledge of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors among the studied population was good however, the practice was poor. Special awareness programmes are needed to transform this positive attitude to actual practice. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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