Kumari Monika, Ali Irfan, Shankar Binod, Muchhal Mohnish, Khan Ambar, Razdan Anmol
Public Health Dentistry, Divya Jyoti College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, IND.
Public Health Dentistry, Divya Jyoti College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modianagar, Ghaziabad, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Jul 26;15(7):e42520. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42520. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Blood transfusion services are an essential part of any healthcare delivery system in today's clinical world with advanced medicines because blood is in high demand during various medical emergencies. Improving knowledge and hastening the development of a positive attitude toward blood donation in society should be the goal of developing an efficient strategy for sustaining a safe and adequate blood supply.
The study aims to explore the knowledge, attitude, and motivation toward blood donation among urban and rural patients attending the outreach program.
Patients who attended the outreach program held by the Dental College of Uttar Pradesh were subjected to a questionnaire survey to determine their level of knowledge regarding blood donation. Further, an education-based intervention was done among the camp patients to assess the change in their learning after the intervention. The difference between the individual responses prior to and following the intervention was analyzed using the chi-square test. p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Urban patients comprise 186 males (44.28%) and 234 females (55.72%). Among the rural patients, 205 (45.55%) were males and 245 were females (54.45%). About 48.80% of the urban patients and 48.88% of the rural patients were Hindus while the remaining were Muslims. Only 22.14% of urban patients and 16.88% of rural patients had donated blood till now. The comparison after the intervention for rural patients showed a significant improvement in the level of knowledge and awareness.
Although it is quite common knowledge that rural people require more awareness and education related to health, after the conduction of our study, we have resolute evidence that demands thorough IEC and health information activities for the welfare of rural people and to diminish the divide.
在当今拥有先进医学的临床世界中，输血服务是任何医疗保健系统的重要组成部分，因为在各种医疗紧急情况下对血液的需求量很大。提高社会对献血的认识并加快形成积极态度应是制定维持安全充足血液供应的有效策略的目标。
本研究旨在探讨参加外展项目的城乡患者对献血的知识、态度和动机。
对参加北方邦牙科学院举办的外展项目的患者进行问卷调查，以确定他们对献血的了解程度。此外，对营地患者进行了基于教育的干预，以评估干预后他们学习情况的变化。使用卡方检验分析干预前后个体反应的差异。p≤0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
城市患者包括186名男性（44.28%）和234名女性（55.72%）。农村患者中，205名（45.55%）为男性，245名（54.45%）为女性。城市患者中约48.80%、农村患者中约48.88%为印度教徒，其余为穆斯林。到目前为止，只有22.14%的城市患者和16.88%的农村患者献过血。农村患者干预后的比较显示，知识和意识水平有显著提高。
尽管农村人口需要更多与健康相关的意识和教育是众所周知的常识，但在我们的研究进行之后，我们有确凿的证据表明，需要开展全面的信息、教育和宣传及健康信息活动，以造福农村人口并缩小差距。
