ABSTRACT

Aim: To grasp the knowledge of blood donation among university students, their attitude and practice of donating blood.

Methodology: The cross-sectional study was conducted in private and public sector universities in Lahore, Pakistan from 16th February 2018 to 15th August 2018. The target population was students enrolled in universities. The Sample size comprises of 470 students. Two stage cluster sampling was applied to attain the required sample size. Bivariate Logistic Regression is applied to attain the factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation. In order to obtain the practice rate of blood donation, several practice questions were asked.

Results: Total males were 42.1% and females were 57.9% in the study. In this study total blood donation rate was 27.7%. Among the total students 72.1% had proper knowledge for blood donation while 67.9 % had good attitude for blood donation. Statistically insignificant association were observed between knowledge and practice (χ2=2.42, p-value=0.135). Marital status showed the most significant effect on knowledge, attitude and practice.

Conclusion: Insignificant association exits between knowledge and practice. Significant effect of marital status, gender and age is established on knowledge about blood donation. Marital status and age have significant effect on attitude towards blood donation. Marital status, gender and residential area are observed to be statistically significant for blood donation practice.

Keywords: Attitude, Blood donation, knowledge