埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔北区血库献血者对献血的知识和态度：一项横断面研究
Blood donors' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
作者信息
Enawgaw Bamlaku, Yalew Aregawi, Shiferaw Elias
机构信息
Department of Hematology& Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
出版信息
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Nov 6;12(1):729. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4776-0.
OBJECTIVE
Blood transfusion saves millions of lives. But, the need and the actual number of donations are not balanced in Ethiopia. The actual reason is not clearly assessed; however, level of knowledge and attitude may be the main contributing factors. Thus, the current study aimed to assess blood donors' knowledge and attitude towards blood donation at North Gondar district blood bank.
RESULTS
Of 401 blood donors, 142 (35.4%) and 379 (94.5%) were had adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards blood donation, respectively. About 343 (85.5%) of study participants had no previous experience of blood donation. Perceptions of fear of pain, medically unfitness to donate and lack of information on when, where and how to donate blood were mentioned as a reason for not donating blood. Educational status and residence were significantly associated with knowledge of blood donors. On the other hand, participants with secondary and higher education were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Thus, blood banks should design strategies for health education about blood donation and transfusion.
目的
输血挽救了数百万人的生命。但是，在埃塞俄比亚，血液捐献的需求与实际捐献数量并不平衡。实际原因尚未得到明确评估；然而，知识水平和态度可能是主要的促成因素。因此，本研究旨在评估北贡德尔地区血库献血者对献血的知识和态度。
结果
在401名献血者中，分别有142名（35.4%）和379名（94.5%）对献血有足够的知识和积极的态度。约343名（85.5%）研究参与者以前没有献血经历。对疼痛的恐惧、医学上不适合献血以及缺乏关于何时、何地以及如何献血的信息被提及为不献血的原因。教育程度和居住地与献血者的知识显著相关。另一方面，接受过中等及以上教育的参与者更有可能对献血持良好态度。因此，血库应制定有关献血和输血健康教育的策略。
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