Muhammad Zahid Latif, Haroon Riaz, Syed Waseem Ahmad Mujtaba, Rahila Nizami.
Blood Donation; Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Medical Students.
Professional Med J Jan ;24(3):370-4.

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of students regarding blood transfusion in a medical institute. Settings: Azra Naheed Medical College Raiwind road Lahore. Study Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study. Study Period: May and June, 2015. Methods: After the approval of the ethical institutional review committee, 168 students of 4th year MBBS and 6th semester DPT were included in this study. The data was collected on a structured questionnaire. This data was entered in the version 16 of SPSS and analyzed by the use of statistical tools. Results: Out of the total 168 participants, 90 (53.6 %) were the students of MBBS, whereas 78 (46.4 %) were the students of DPT. The age of the respondents ranges between 19 to 28 years. 81 (48-2 %) were male students whereas 87 (51.8 %) were females. The results represent that the medical students are having a good knowledge regarding blood donation but a clear majority of the respondents (63.7 %) have never donated blood. However a vast majority (78 %) of the participants responded to donate blood in near future. Conclusion: .The blood donation and transfusion is a safe procedure, but it may affect the health of recipient if the necessary measures are not observed. This study reflects that medical students have good knowledge about blood donation and are willing to donate in near future. A campaign for awareness and motivation regarding voluntary and unpaid blood donation can help to achieve the target of WHO for safe blood transfusion.

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