Zafar Hayat Maken, Namrah Mahmood, Muhammad Rehan, Zeenat Usman.
Comparison of voluntary blood donation and replacement blood donation trend among students of medical college.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;5(4):43-5.

Objective: To compare the preference of voluntary blood donation to replacement blood donation among medical college students in Federal Medical and Dental College. Methods: The study was cross sectional survey conducted at Federal Medical and Dental College, Islamabad from August to September 2015. After obtaining informed written consent from the participants, data was obtained via structured questionnaires. 267 individuals both males and females were included in the study using convenient sampling technique. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20, and presented as tables, charts. Results: The participants aged 19-23 years of age included 167 (62.5%) females and 100 (37.5%) males. Donors included 69 (25.8%) participants (51 male versus 18 females). Voluntary blood donors were 53 (76.8%), Replacement blood donors were 2 (2.9%) whereas 14 (20.3%) participants donate as both Voluntary and Replacement blood donors. There are 198 (74.2%) participants who do not donate blood (149 female versus 49 male). Twenty nine (42%) donors think that Voluntary blood donation is important as it ensures timely supply of blood, 13 (18.8%) think that Voluntary donation is safe for use and is infection free, 27 (39.1%) consider that large storage of blood can be maintained in blood bank by Voluntary blood donation. Conclusion: Educated youngsters are more inclined to voluntary blood donation. However female donors need more encouragement. Adequate awareness and motivation regarding benets of regular Voluntary blood donations is required. Keywords: Replacement, Voluntary, blood donation.

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