Ugwu Ngozi Immaculata, Uneke Chigozie Jesse, Ugwu Collins Nwachi, Oti Wilberforce John Otu, Agbo Urudinachi Nnenne, Akamike Ifeyinwa Chizoba
Department of Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
African Institute for Health Policy and Health Systems, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2020 May-Jun;61(3):163-168. doi: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_177_19. Epub 2020 Jul 4.
Blood is a veritable tool in many life-saving situations. Despite the increased demand for blood, the supply of safe blood has been inadequate. This study was aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention on the knowledge and attitude of medical students of a Nigerian University to voluntary blood donation.
This was a cross-sectional study involving 158 undergraduate medical students of Ebonyi State University in South-East Nigeria. Participants were recruited by stratified sampling technique. A pretested semi-structured participant administered questionnaire was used to baseline knowledge and attitude to voluntary blood donation. This was followed by educational intervention in the form of a workshop by experts in blood transfusion medicine. Then, postintervention assessment was done using the initial questionnaire 30 days later. The study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 20 software, and value was set at ≤0.05.
Of the 158 medical students who participated in the study, there were 90 (57%) males and 68 (43%) females. Baseline proportion of the participants who had good knowledge was high (72.8%), while baseline attitude of the participants was positive to most aspects of voluntary blood donation. Post intervention, the level of knowledge about voluntary blood donation increased to 99.4%, and similarly attitude to voluntary blood donation improved.
Educational intervention was effective in improving the knowledge and attitude towards voluntary blood donation among medical students. Continuous enlightenment will influence potential blood donors to have better knowledge and positive attitude toward voluntary blood donation.
在许多挽救生命的情况下，血液是一种名副其实的工具。尽管对血液的需求不断增加，但安全血液的供应一直不足。本研究旨在确定教育干预对尼日利亚一所大学医学生自愿献血知识和态度的影响。
这是一项横断面研究，涉及尼日利亚东南部埃邦伊州立大学的158名本科医学生。采用分层抽样技术招募参与者。使用预先测试的半结构化自填式问卷来评估自愿献血的基线知识和态度。随后，由输血医学专家以研讨会的形式进行教育干预。30天后，使用初始问卷进行干预后评估。该研究得到了阿巴卡利基埃邦伊州立大学研究与伦理委员会的批准。使用SPSS 20软件对获得的数据进行分析，设定P值≤0.05。
参与研究的158名医学生中，男性90名（57%），女性68名（43%）。具有良好知识的参与者基线比例较高（72.8%），而参与者对自愿献血大多数方面的基线态度是积极的。干预后，自愿献血的知识水平提高到99.4%，同样，对自愿献血的态度也有所改善。
教育干预有效地提高了医学生对自愿献血的知识和态度。持续的宣传将影响潜在献血者对自愿献血有更好的了解和积极的态度。
