Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia

Context: Blood transfusion is an essential medical procedure conducted with various purposes to provide patients with blood needed. The procedure saves patients’ lives, as blood cannot be manufactured artificially and can only be obtained from human blood sources. Aims: To assess the awareness of, p...

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Autores principales:	Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Majed Ryani, Ahmed Saleh Nawar Hamzi, Dhaifallah Abdullah Zaeri, Abdullah Abdulrahman Dahdoh, Abdulaziz Jaber Almalki, Ahmed Ali Jubran Hakami, Abdu Ahmed Abkr Aqeeli, Ibrahim Hussien Tawashi
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021
Materias:	blood donation knowledge motivations and barriers Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3cf98f147b3f43ccaa252c68017bf3642021-12-02T19:02:51ZBlood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.ajm_113_20https://doaj.org/article/3cf98f147b3f43ccaa252c68017bf3642021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_113_20https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Context: Blood transfusion is an essential medical procedure conducted with various purposes to provide patients with blood needed. The procedure saves patients’ lives, as blood cannot be manufactured artificially and can only be obtained from human blood sources. Aims: To assess the awareness of, perceptions of, motivations regarding, and barriers to blood donation among a sample of Jazan University students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Settings and Design: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate students of Jazan University. Materials and Methods: Stratified random sampling was used to collect information from 440 students, and a predesigned, structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the study variables. Statistical Analysis: Involved descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. SPSS was used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of blood donation was 29.0% (95% CI, 25.0–33.3), significantly higher for males at 44.3% (95% CI, 38.3–50.4) than for females at 10.5% (95% CI, 7.3–16.0; P < 0.001), and with odds ratio (OR) = 6.8; [95% CI, 4.1–11.2] than females. Students’ level of knowledge regarding blood donation was low. The main barriers to blood donation were identified as being unqualified for blood donation (57.5%) and risk of contracting infectious disease (48.7%) and the desire to donate in the future to a close friend (38.6%). The main motivations for donating blood were identified as religious reasons (77.5%), altruism (77.5%), and to serve the homeland and meet the call of need (77.5%). Conclusions: The prevalence of blood donation was found to be low, and students’ knowledge regarding blood donation appeared to be lacking. The development of awareness programs among the university’s students will address students’ misconceptions about blood donation and encourage them to join donation campaigns. Key Messages: Students’ knowledge regarding blood donation appeared to be lacking. The prevalence of blood donation was also not satisfactory. Being unqualified for blood donation and fear and misconceptions regarding blood donation were observed to be the main causes of non-donation. The development of awareness programs among the university’s students will encourage them to join donation campaigns.Mohamed Salih MahfouzMajed RyaniAhmed Saleh Nawar HamziDhaifallah Abdullah ZaeriAbdullah Abdulrahman DahdohAbdulaziz Jaber AlmalkiAhmed Ali Jubran HakamiAbdu Ahmed Abkr AqeeliIbrahim Hussien TawashiThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleblooddonationknowledgemotivations and barriersMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 02, Pp 70-76 (2021)
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spellingShingle	blood donation knowledge motivations and barriers Medicine R Mohamed Salih Mahfouz Majed Ryani Ahmed Saleh Nawar Hamzi Dhaifallah Abdullah Zaeri Abdullah Abdulrahman Dahdoh Abdulaziz Jaber Almalki Ahmed Ali Jubran Hakami Abdu Ahmed Abkr Aqeeli Ibrahim Hussien Tawashi Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
description	Context: Blood transfusion is an essential medical procedure conducted with various purposes to provide patients with blood needed. The procedure saves patients’ lives, as blood cannot be manufactured artificially and can only be obtained from human blood sources. Aims: To assess the awareness of, perceptions of, motivations regarding, and barriers to blood donation among a sample of Jazan University students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Settings and Design: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate students of Jazan University. Materials and Methods: Stratified random sampling was used to collect information from 440 students, and a predesigned, structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the study variables. Statistical Analysis: Involved descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. SPSS was used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of blood donation was 29.0% (95% CI, 25.0–33.3), significantly higher for males at 44.3% (95% CI, 38.3–50.4) than for females at 10.5% (95% CI, 7.3–16.0; P < 0.001), and with odds ratio (OR) = 6.8; [95% CI, 4.1–11.2] than females. Students’ level of knowledge regarding blood donation was low. The main barriers to blood donation were identified as being unqualified for blood donation (57.5%) and risk of contracting infectious disease (48.7%) and the desire to donate in the future to a close friend (38.6%). The main motivations for donating blood were identified as religious reasons (77.5%), altruism (77.5%), and to serve the homeland and meet the call of need (77.5%). Conclusions: The prevalence of blood donation was found to be low, and students’ knowledge regarding blood donation appeared to be lacking. The development of awareness programs among the university’s students will address students’ misconceptions about blood donation and encourage them to join donation campaigns. Key Messages: Students’ knowledge regarding blood donation appeared to be lacking. The prevalence of blood donation was also not satisfactory. Being unqualified for blood donation and fear and misconceptions regarding blood donation were observed to be the main causes of non-donation. The development of awareness programs among the university’s students will encourage them to join donation campaigns.
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author	Mohamed Salih Mahfouz Majed Ryani Ahmed Saleh Nawar Hamzi Dhaifallah Abdullah Zaeri Abdullah Abdulrahman Dahdoh Abdulaziz Jaber Almalki Ahmed Ali Jubran Hakami Abdu Ahmed Abkr Aqeeli Ibrahim Hussien Tawashi
author_facet	Mohamed Salih Mahfouz Majed Ryani Ahmed Saleh Nawar Hamzi Dhaifallah Abdullah Zaeri Abdullah Abdulrahman Dahdoh Abdulaziz Jaber Almalki Ahmed Ali Jubran Hakami Abdu Ahmed Abkr Aqeeli Ibrahim Hussien Tawashi
author_sort	Mohamed Salih Mahfouz
title	Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
title_short	Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
title_full	Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia
title_sort	blood donation among university students: practices, motivations, and barriers in saudi arabia
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3cf98f147b3f43ccaa252c68017bf364
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Blood donation among university students: Practices, motivations, and barriers in Saudi Arabia

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