Idris Elias, Yadeta Elias, Debella Adera, Tamiru Dawit, Atnafe Genanaw, Arkew Mesay, Teklemariam Zelalem
School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
SAGE Open Med. 2023 Mar 24;11:20503121231159344. doi: 10.1177/20503121231159344. eCollection 2023.
The main objective of this study was to assess blood donation practice and its associated factors among undergraduate college students in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia.
An institutional-based cross-sectional study was employed among 518 college students selected by using a simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using pretested structured self-administered questionnaire. The collected data was entered into Epi-data 3.41 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 22 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were utilized to identify factors associated with blood donation practice. -Values of 0.05 or less was used to declare statistical significance.
In this study, the overall blood donation practice was 35.7% (95% confidence interval: 31.6, 39.8). Students studying health sciences were more likely than non-health sciences students (53.5%) to donate blood. Having positive knowledge about blood donation (adjusted odds ratio = 4.17; 95% confidence interval: 2.50, 6.92), being male (adjusted odds ratio = 0.57; 95% confidence interval: 0.38, 0.87), being student of midwifery department (adjusted odds ratio = 2.16; 95% confidence interval: 1.07, 4.36) and nursing department (adjusted odds ratio = 2.42; 95% confidence interval: 1.18, 4.98) were significantly associated with blood donation practice.
Practice of blood donation among college students in the study is relatively low. Knowledge about blood donation, male sex and being a nursing and midwifery student were independently associated with blood donation practice. Therefore, the Regional Health Bureau and Blood Bank in collaboration with college administrators should design and implement appropriate strategies to improve blood donation practice.
本研究的主要目的是评估埃塞俄比亚东部哈勒里地区大学生的献血行为及其相关因素。
采用基于机构的横断面研究，通过简单随机抽样技术选取518名大学生。使用经过预测试的结构化自填问卷收集数据。收集到的数据录入Epi-data 3.41，并导出到社会科学统计软件包第22版进行分析。采用双变量和多变量逻辑回归来确定与献血行为相关的因素。P值小于或等于0.05被用来判定具有统计学意义。
在本研究中，总体献血率为35.7%（95%置信区间：31.6，39.8）。健康科学专业的学生比非健康科学专业的学生（53.5%）更有可能献血。对献血有积极认知（调整后的优势比=4.17；95%置信区间：2.50，6.92）、男性（调整后的优势比=0.57；95%置信区间：0.38，0.87）、是助产专业学生（调整后的优势比=2.16；95%置信区间：1.07，4.36）和护理专业学生（调整后的优势比=2.42；95%置信区间：1.18，4.98）与献血行为显著相关。
该研究中大学生的献血率相对较低。对献血的认知、男性身份以及护理和助产专业学生身份与献血行为独立相关。因此，地区卫生局和血库应与高校管理人员合作，设计并实施适当策略以改善献血行为。
