Blood Transfusion Institute of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
Blood Transfusion Institute of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.
BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 18;14(11):e086700. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086700.
The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of sociodemographic factors on knowledge, attitudes, motivation and potential barriers of university students towards blood donation in the order to more effective donation promotion.
The cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 participants (500 non-blood donors-NBD, 276 first time blood donors-FTBD and 224 regular blood donors-RBD) from the 14 faculties of the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The measurement tool used was a pretested survey questionnaire that included 22 questions focused on the factors influencing blood donation.
Males accounted for 61.5% of participants. Average age of participants was 23.19 years, and over 80% were pursuing basic academic studies. University students: (1) correctly answered 65% of the questions about blood donation (NBD 59.2%, FTBD 59.7%, RBD 84.3%); (2) expressed 70.5% positive attitude towards donating blood (NBD 58.6%, FTBD 76.9%, RBD 89.1%), in both cases statistically significantly higher in RBD. Helping others who need blood (47.5%) was the main reason for donating blood and fear of needles (41.4%) was the most common potential barrier, with a significant statistical difference among the other factors.
The study demonstrates that university students show good knowledge and philanthropic attitude towards blood donation. Donation promotion should be focused on addressing potential barriers.
本研究旨在评估社会人口因素对大学生献血知识、态度、动机和潜在障碍的影响，以便更有效地促进献血。
这项横断面研究在塞尔维亚诺维萨德大学的 14 个学院招募了 1000 名参与者（500 名非献血者-NBD、276 名首次献血者-FTBD 和 224 名定期献血者-RBD）。使用的测量工具是经过预测试的调查问卷，其中包括 22 个问题，重点关注影响献血的因素。
男性占参与者的 61.5%。参与者的平均年龄为 23.19 岁，超过 80%的人正在攻读基础学术研究。大学生：（1）正确回答了 65%的关于献血的问题（NBD 为 59.2%，FTBD 为 59.7%，RBD 为 84.3%）；（2）表达了 70.5%的积极献血态度（NBD 为 58.6%，FTBD 为 76.9%，RBD 为 89.1%），这两种情况在 RBD 中均有统计学显著差异。帮助需要血液的人（47.5%）是献血的主要原因，而害怕针头（41.4%）是最常见的潜在障碍，在其他因素中也存在显著的统计学差异。
该研究表明，大学生对献血表现出良好的知识和慈善态度。献血推广应重点解决潜在障碍。
