Mohammed Ahmed Seid, Yassin Ahmed, Aliyi Ahmednur Adem
Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia.
SAGE Open Med. 2022 May 23;10:20503121221102099. doi: 10.1177/20503121221102099. eCollection 2022.
The objective of this study was to assess voluntary blood donation practice and associated factors among Bale Robe town civil servants in Oromia, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021.
An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 601 civil servants selected by a stratified systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was pre-tested on 5% of the total sample size before actual data collection. Data were coded and entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Frequency distribution, descriptive statistics, and diagrams were used to summarize and present data. Binary logistic regression was performed to assess the association between independent variables and voluntary blood donation practice. An adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to identify factors associated with the outcome variables. And -value < 0.05 was used to declare significance.
Of the total of 630 selected civil servants, 601 give a complete response to the questionnaire yielding a response rate of 95%. The mean age of participants was 34.19 years, and 328 (54.6%) of them were rural residents before they joined the governmental work. The lifetime voluntary blood donation practice among civil servants was 27%; 95% confidence interval = (23%-31%). The major reason for not donating blood was fear related to blood donation 186 (42.4%). From multivariable logistic regression, four variables were found as significant independent variables associated with voluntary blood donation practice. Accordingly, having a family member or relative who previously donate blood (adjusted odds ratio = 2.48; 95% confidence interval = (1.39, 4.39)), previous participation in a blood donation campaign (adjusted odds ratio = 5.84; 95% confidence interval = (3.39, 1.04)), and willingness to donate blood (adjusted odds ratio = 5.04; 95% confidence interval = (2.21, 11.48)) were variables significantly and positively associated with voluntary blood donation practice, respectively. Civil servants who had no opportunity to donate blood previously were less likely to give voluntary blood donation (adjusted odds ratio = 0.15 (95% confidence interval = 0.063, 0.367)).
The study identified a low level of voluntary blood donation. Having family members/relatives who donate blood, previous participation in a blood donation campaign, and willingness to donate blood were significantly associated with voluntary blood donation. Therefore, there should be regularly scheduled campaigns encouraging civil servants' voluntary blood donation.
本研究的目的是评估2021年埃塞俄比亚东南部奥罗米亚州巴勒罗贝镇公务员的自愿献血情况及相关因素。
采用分层系统随机抽样技术，对601名公务员进行了一项基于机构的横断面研究。使用结构化自填式问卷收集数据。在实际数据收集之前，对问卷进行了预测试，预测试样本量占总样本量的5%。数据进行编码并录入EpiData 3.1版本，使用SPSS 25版本进行分析。采用频率分布、描述性统计和图表来总结和呈现数据。进行二元逻辑回归以评估自变量与自愿献血行为之间的关联。计算调整后的优势比（AOR）及其95%置信区间（CI），以确定与结果变量相关的因素。P值<0.05表示具有统计学意义。
在总共630名选定的公务员中，601人对问卷给出了完整回复，回复率为95%。参与者的平均年龄为34.19岁，其中328人（54.6%）在加入政府工作之前是农村居民。公务员的终身自愿献血率为27%；95%置信区间=（23%-31%）。不献血的主要原因是对献血的恐惧，有186人（42.4%）。多变量逻辑回归分析发现，有4个变量是与自愿献血行为相关的显著独立变量。因此，有家庭成员或亲属曾献血（调整后的优势比=2.48；95%置信区间=（1.39，4.39））、以前参加过献血活动（调整后的优势比=5.84；95%置信区间=（3.39，1.04））以及愿意献血（调整后的优势比=5.04；95%置信区间=（2.21，11.48））分别是与自愿献血行为显著正相关的变量。以前没有机会献血的公务员进行自愿献血的可能性较小（调整后的优势比=0.15（95%置信区间=0.063，0.367））。
该研究发现自愿献血水平较低。有献血的家庭成员/亲属、以前参加过献血活动以及愿意献血与自愿献血显著相关。因此，应该定期开展活动鼓励公务员自愿献血。
