Khan Md Salauddin, Islam Khondokar Naymul, Rana Sohel, Sarkar Nilay Kumar
Statistics Discipline, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh.
Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2024 Feb 28;7:100488. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100488. eCollection 2024 Jun.
There is evidence that the worldwide need for safe blood is not being met, particularly in poor nations like Bangladesh, where there is a scarcity of voluntary blood donors. This research intends to evaluate the public's knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation and the socio-demographic factors associated with blood donation in Khulna city, Bangladesh.
720 interviews were taken using a structural questionnaire with Khulna city residents implementing the convenience sampling technique. After pre-processing and removing missing values, 697 records were left for further analysis. To investigate the association of sociodemographic factors such as age, gender, education, occupation, marital status, permanent address, and smoking status with knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood donation, the binary logistic regression model was used.
According to this research, 478 (68.58%), 654 (93.83%), and 451 (64.71%) respondents were knowledgeable, had a favorable attitude, and practiced VBD, respectively. The study level higher secondary (AOR = 2.2; CI: 1.16-4.18), honors or degree (AOR = 2.37; CI: 1.3-4.3), and masters or above (AOR = 3.27; CI: 1.69-6.35) were associated with the knowledge. The favorable attitude was connected with being male (AOR = 2.24; CI: 1.23-4.06), learning about VBD through online social media (AOR = 2.61; CI: 1.13-6.05), and having knowledge of VBD (AOR = 3.05; CI: 1.82-5.12). Age between 26 and 35 years (AOR = 2.83; CI: 1.43-5.57) and older than 45 years (AOR = 3.74; CI: 1.34-10.4), being a man (AOR = 3.6; CI: 2.25-5.78), being a smoker (AOR = 1.87; CI: 1.17-2.98), knowing about VBD (AOR = 2.31; CI: 1.55-3.42), and having a positive attitude (AOR = 3.78; CI: 2.11-6.77) were significant factors for practicing blood donation.
This research demonstrates poor blood donation practices and limited knowledge of blood donation among Khulna city residents. The awareness of the residents should be prolonged for voluntary blood donation by the health bureau, the government, and non-governmental organizations.
有证据表明，全球对安全血液的需求未得到满足，尤其是在孟加拉国等贫困国家，那里自愿献血者稀缺。本研究旨在评估孟加拉国库尔纳市公众对自愿献血的知识、态度和行为，以及与献血相关的社会人口因素。
采用便利抽样技术，对库尔纳市居民进行了720次访谈，使用结构化问卷。经过预处理和去除缺失值后，留下697条记录进行进一步分析。为了调查年龄、性别、教育程度、职业、婚姻状况、常住地址和吸烟状况等社会人口因素与献血知识、态度和行为之间的关联，使用了二元逻辑回归模型。
根据本研究，分别有478名（68.58%）、654名（93.83%）和451名（64.71%）受访者具备献血知识、态度积极并实际进行了自愿献血。高中（优势比=2.2；置信区间：1.16 - 4.18）、荣誉学位或学位（优势比=2.37；置信区间：1.3 - 4.3）以及硕士或以上学历（优势比=3.27；置信区间：1.69 - 6.35）与献血知识相关。积极态度与男性（优势比=2.24；置信区间：1.23 - 4.06）、通过在线社交媒体了解自愿献血（优势比=2.61；置信区间：1.13 - 6.05）以及具备献血知识（优势比=3.05；置信区间：1.82 - 5.12）有关。26至35岁（优势比=2.83；置信区间：1.43 - 5.57）和45岁以上（优势比=3.74；置信区间：1.34 - 10.4）、男性（优势比=3.6；置信区间：2.25 - 5.78）、吸烟者（优势比=1.87；置信区间：1.17 - 2.98）、了解自愿献血（优势比=2.31；置信区间：1.55 - 3.42）以及态度积极（优势比=3.78；置信区间：2.11 - 6.77）是献血行为的重要因素。
本研究表明库尔纳市居民的献血行为较差且献血知识有限。卫生局、政府和非政府组织应提高居民对自愿献血的认识。
