Department of Biology, Genetics, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.
Department of Biology, Microbiology, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.
Biomed Res Int. 2024 Jun 19;2024:6069684. doi: 10.1155/2024/6069684. eCollection 2024.
Blood donation is the process of collecting blood from donors who are at low risk for infection and are unlikely to jeopardize their health by blood donation. It is a lifesaving practice for people who have lost ample volumes of blood as a result of accidents, obstetric and gynecological bleeding, severe anemia, and cancer. This study is aimed at assessing knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors toward voluntary blood donation in Chagni, Dangila, Injibara, and Jawi towns. A community-based cross-sectional study design and multistage sampling technique were employed. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. Both descriptive statistics and the multivariate logistic regression model were employed to determine the significance. The association between blood donation knowledge, attitude, practice, and sociodemographic variables was tested using multivariate logistic regression. In Chagni, 110 (55.6%), Dangila, 162 (79.0%), Injibara, 139 (73.5%), and Jawi, 165 (64.5%), towns had adequate knowledge regarding voluntary blood donation. In Chagni, 141 (74.6%), Dangila, 170 (66.4%), Injibara, 168 (82.0%), and Jawi, 148 (74.7%), towns had an adequate attitude regarding voluntary blood donation. In Chagni, 28 (14.1%), Dangila (15.3%), Injibara (29.3%), and Jawi (12.3%), towns practiced voluntary blood donation. Respondents' sex, education level, and age were found to be significantly associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood donation. Those who had a degree and above were more likely (AOR = 9.239, 5.789, 5.468, and 9.72 at 95% CI) to know about blood donation relative to those who could not read and write in Chagni, Dangila, Injibara, and Jawi, respectively. The majority of respondents had adequate knowledge and attitudes toward blood donation but had lower practices toward voluntary blood donation.
献血是从低感染风险的献血者身上采集血液的过程，并且献血不会对他们的健康造成危害。这是一种挽救生命的做法，适用于因事故、产科和妇科出血、严重贫血和癌症而大量失血的人群。本研究旨在评估恰格尼、当加拉、因吉巴拉和贾维镇自愿献血的知识、态度、实践及相关因素。采用基于社区的横断面研究设计和多阶段抽样技术。使用 SPSS 版本 26 分析数据。采用描述性统计和多变量逻辑回归模型来确定显著性。采用多变量逻辑回归模型来检验献血知识、态度、实践与社会人口学变量之间的关系。恰格尼镇有 110 人（55.6%）、当加拉镇有 162 人（79.0%）、因吉巴拉镇有 139 人（73.5%）、贾维镇有 165 人（64.5%）对自愿献血有足够的了解。恰格尼镇有 141 人（74.6%）、当加拉镇有 170 人（66.4%）、因吉巴拉镇有 168 人（82.0%）、贾维镇有 148 人（74.7%）对自愿献血有足够的态度。恰格尼镇有 28 人（14.1%）、当加拉镇有 29 人（15.3%）、因吉巴拉镇有 45 人（29.3%）、贾维镇有 18 人（12.3%）参与了自愿献血。受访者的性别、教育水平和年龄与献血的知识、态度和实践显著相关。那些拥有学位及以上学历的人，与恰格尼、当加拉、因吉巴拉和贾维镇中那些既不识字也不会写字的人相比，更有可能（OR = 9.239、5.789、5.468、9.72，在 95%置信区间内）了解献血知识。大多数受访者对献血有足够的了解和态度，但对自愿献血的实践较少。
