Saqlain Nazish, Habib Hafsa, Riaz Shazia, Hareem Sidra
Nazish Saqlain, FCPS Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Hematology & Transfusion Medicine, University of Child Health Sciences (UCHS), The Children's Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Hafsa Habib, B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technologist, Department of Hematology & Transfusion Medicine, University of Child Health Sciences (UCHS), The Children's Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Nov;40(10):2261-2266. doi: 10.12669/pjms.40.10.8803.
To determine the effect of educational interventions on knowledge and approach of Allied Health Sciences Students regarding blood groups and blood donation.
It was a cross-sectional study conducted at the department of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore from October 2022-January 2023. A self-designed questionnaire was used to assess the baseline knowledge of students followed by educational interventions in the form of small group discussions, video lectures and practical demonstrations. Post-interventions assessment was done using the same questionnaire 30 days later. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS-23 software. A p-Value <0.05 was considered significant. The reliability of the questionnaire was checked after the pilot study by using the SPSS-23 software and calculated Cronbach's Alpha was 0.82.
Of the 99 participants, there were 13 males and 86 females with mean age of 21.41±1.478 years. Pre-interventions, majority participants had moderate knowledge (81.8%). Medical Lab technologists showed better baseline knowledge than the rest. Post-interventions, the level of knowledge among students increased to 94.9%. Pre-interventions, knowledge about blood groups and donation ranged from 14.1-79% and 25.5-77.8% correct responses respectively while post-interventions it went up to 92-100% for both aspects. The willingness to donate blood in future raised from 46.4% to 92.9%.
Educational interventions were effective in improving the knowledge of Allied Health Sciences students about blood groups and blood donation. The enlightenment strategies positively influenced students towards the active participation in blood donation campaigns.
确定教育干预对健康科学相关专业学生血型和献血知识及态度的影响。
这是一项横断面研究，于2022年10月至2023年1月在拉合尔儿童医院儿童健康科学大学血液学和输血医学系进行。使用自行设计的问卷评估学生的基线知识，随后通过小组讨论、视频讲座和实践演示的形式进行教育干预。30天后使用相同问卷进行干预后评估。使用SPSS-23软件对获得的数据进行分析。p值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。在预试验后使用SPSS-23软件检查问卷的信度，计算得出的克朗巴赫α系数为0.82。
99名参与者中，男性13名，女性86名，平均年龄21.41±1.478岁。干预前，大多数参与者（81.8%）知识水平中等。医学检验技术人员的基线知识比其他人员更好。干预后，学生的知识水平提高到94.9%。干预前，关于血型和献血的知识正确回答率分别为14.1%-79%和25.5%-77.8%，而干预后两个方面均提高到92%-100%。未来献血的意愿从46.4%提高到92.9%。
教育干预有效地提高了健康科学相关专业学生关于血型和献血的知识。这些启发策略对学生积极参与献血活动产生了积极影响。
