Wiwanitkit V
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Vox Sang. 2002 Aug;83(2):97-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2002.00209.x.
Blood banks in Thailand use only a voluntary donation system. Although this has been established for many years, the quantity of blood is still insufficient. Knowledge about blood donation and attitudes toward it are inadequate, especially in rural areas. The registry data of the National Blood Centre, Thai Red Cross Society, indicate that most voluntary blood donors are university students. The present study was therefore conducted among the students of Chulalongkorn University to assess their knowledge of voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation.
Four hundred students participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire and face-to-face interview on various aspects of blood donation were used for data collection.
Although most participants (80%) knew about blood donation, only 11% (44 subjects) had ever donated blood voluntarily. We found no significant correlation between demographic data (gender, age, educational level of subjects studied) and such knowledge or actual blood donation. Among the non-donor respondents, fear (305 cases) was the most common reason for not donating blood.
Greater knowledge about blood donation does not lead to donation. Therefore, specific campaigns are needed to convert this into actual voluntary donation.
泰国的血库仅采用自愿献血系统。尽管该系统已建立多年，但血液供应量仍不足。关于献血的知识以及对献血的态度存在欠缺，尤其是在农村地区。泰国红十字会国家血液中心的登记数据表明，大多数自愿献血者是大学生。因此，本研究在朱拉隆功大学的学生中开展，以评估他们对自愿无偿献血的了解情况。
400名学生参与了本研究。通过一份关于献血各方面的自填式问卷和面对面访谈来收集数据。
尽管大多数参与者（80%）知晓献血，但只有11%（44名受试者）曾自愿献血。我们发现人口统计学数据（性别、年龄、所学教育水平）与此类知识或实际献血之间无显著相关性。在未献血的受访者中，恐惧（305例）是不献血的最常见原因。
对献血有更多了解并不一定会导致献血行为。因此，需要开展特定活动将其转化为实际的自愿献血。
