Kassie Ayenew, Birara Setognal
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Health, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia.
J Blood Med. 2020 Dec 30;11:525-532. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S283991. eCollection 2020.
Blood transfusion is an essential part of modern health care. In Ethiopia, it had been planned to collect 202,000 units of blood in 2016-2017, but the actual amount collected was 169,744. The Bayesian approach has an advantage in that estimation of model parameters is conducted based on posterior distribution. This study aimed to assess the practice of blood donation and associated factors among adults of Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia using Bayesian analysis.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 554 Gondar adults from February to March 2019. Bayesian binary logistic regression was conducted to assess the relationship between independent and dependent variables using Stata 15 with a 95% CI for statistical significance.
A total of 515 were involved with a 97% response rate, among which 342 (66.4%) were females. Eighty (15.53%) had donated blood at least once in their lives. Men were more likely to donate blood (AOR 1.79, 95% CI 1.11-3.12), while those aged 18-24 years were 57% (AOR 0.43, 95% CI 0.15-0.89) less likely to give blood. Individuals with good knowledge (AOR 2.56, 95% CI 1.32-4.53) and favorable attitudes (AOR 1.86, 95% CI 1.01-3.06) were more likely to donate blood.
The majority of the participants did not donate blood. Male sex, age 18-24 years, good knowledge, and favorable attitudes were statistically significant factors in blood donation. Intervention with females and younger age-groups should shall be better administered. Health education is required to increase knowledge and create a favorable attitudes among the community.
输血是现代医疗保健的重要组成部分。在埃塞俄比亚，原计划在2016 - 2017年采集202,000单位血液，但实际采集量为169,744单位。贝叶斯方法的优势在于基于后验分布对模型参数进行估计。本研究旨在使用贝叶斯分析评估埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔市成年人的献血行为及相关因素。
2019年2月至3月，对554名贡德尔成年人开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究。使用Stata 15进行贝叶斯二元逻辑回归，以评估自变量和因变量之间的关系，统计显著性的置信区间为95%。
共有515人参与，应答率为97%，其中342人（66.4%）为女性。80人（15.53%）一生中至少献血一次。男性献血的可能性更大（调整后比值比[AOR]为1.79，95%置信区间为1.11 - 3.12），而18 - 24岁的人献血的可能性则低57%（AOR为0.43，95%置信区间为0.15 - 0.89）。知识水平高（AOR为2.56，95%置信区间为1.32 - 4.53）和态度积极（AOR为1.86，95%置信区间为1.01 - 3.06）的个体更有可能献血。
大多数参与者未献血。性别为男性、年龄在18 - 24岁、知识水平高和态度积极是献血的统计学显著因素。应对女性和较年轻年龄组进行更好的干预。需要开展健康教育以增加社区的知识并营造积极态度。
