Arshad Maham, Ellahi Ayesha, Ahmed Fahad, Usman Javaid, Khan Saleem Ahmed
Department of Pathology, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
J Blood Med. 2024 Nov 26;15:487-493. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S446697. eCollection 2024.
To determine the fears and myths related to blood donation in future health care workers.
Cross-sectional study.
This study was carried out from October to December 2022 at the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Donors were selected according to the, WHO recommended, Safe Blood Transfusion Program of Pakistan criteria.
In total, 411 participants were included in the study. The individuals were 21-24 years of age, with a mean age of 21 years. In our study, females dominated (232/411); the remaining 179 were males. Out of the total 411, 145 participants had previously donated blood while the other 266 had never donated blood. Our study analyzed both of these groups. The most common symptoms experienced by blood donors were dizziness, post-donation weakness, and bodily aches and pains. Most non-donors feared problems related to their general health (42.3%) and developing infections (12.7%). value was 0.002, which reveals a significant association between fears and intention to donate blood.
These results suggest that fears and concerns related to blood donation play a leading role in forecasting donors' attitudes and intentions. Motivation leads to inspiration and potential donors can be motivated by addressing their fear.
确定未来医护人员中与献血相关的恐惧和误解。
横断面研究。
本研究于2022年10月至12月在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第的国立医学科学大学（NUMS）进行。根据世界卫生组织推荐的巴基斯坦安全输血计划标准选择献血者。
共有411名参与者纳入本研究。这些个体年龄在21至24岁之间，平均年龄为21岁。在我们的研究中，女性占主导（232/411）；其余179人为男性。在总共411人中，145名参与者以前献过血，而其他266人从未献过血。我们的研究对这两组人群都进行了分析。献血者最常出现的症状是头晕、献血后虚弱以及身体疼痛。大多数非献血者担心与自身总体健康相关的问题（42.3%）以及感染（12.7%）。P值为0.002，这表明恐惧与献血意愿之间存在显著关联。
这些结果表明，与献血相关的恐惧和担忧在预测献血者的态度和意愿方面起主导作用。动机引发灵感，通过消除潜在献血者的恐惧可以激发他们献血。
