A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India

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Abhishek Chaturvedi
Anup Kumar
Bhaskar Tiwary
Pallabi Roy
Lochan Khullar
Anitha Guru
Piyusha Majumdar

Abstract

Introduction: Donated blood is very crucial and life-saving for those who require large volumes of blood in any medical emergency. Many blood donation camps are routinely organized to fill this void of demand and supply. In a university campus associated with a hospital, it is important that student volunteers should contribute towards the increase in demand for blood during times of crisis. This makes it imperative to understand their perception of this noble cause.


Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 354 volunteers of a university campus using convenience sampling. The primary outcome was to assess the factors that influence voluntary blood donation among the volunteers. The adjusted association was performed using logistic regression. R Console was used for statistical analysis. Odds ratios and p-value < 0.05 with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the level of significance.


Results: A total of 354 responses were received and analysed. Among these, 38.98%, (n=138) participants had donated blood at least once. Factors that were significantly associated with blood donation were gender, being a member of an NGO, frequency of volunteering activities, fear of needles, and belief that they would acquire the disease during blood donation.


Conclusion: The majority of the participants had good knowledge of blood donation, but their attitude and practice did not fall along the same lines. The study also highlighted that attitude towards donating blood is high among the participants who are associated with the NGOs or participate in voluntary activities. Voluntary work induces a ‘sense of giving something to the society which appears to be facilitating factor and an effective measure to encourage blood donation among youth.

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Chaturvedi, A. ., Kumar, A., Tiwary, B., Roy, P., Khullar, L., Guru, A. ., & Majumdar, P. . (2021). A Study to Assess the Barriers And Facilitators of Blood Donation Among University Students Of South India. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 16(3), 202-210. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v16i3.901
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Abhishek Chaturvedi, Department of Biochemistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Department of Biochemistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal campus), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Volunteer Services Organization (VSO), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Anup Kumar, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai-40088, Maharashtra, India

Asian Development Research Institute, Patna-800013, Bihar, India

Bhaskar Tiwary, Concurrent Measurement and Learning Unit, Bihar Technical Support Program, CARE India, Saharsa, Bihar, India

Concurrent Measurement and Learning Unit, Bihar Technical Support Program, CARE India, Saharsa, 852201, Bihar, India

Pallabi Roy, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Volunteer Services Organization (VSO), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Lochan Khullar, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Volunteer Services Organization (VSO), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Anitha Guru, Manipal Centre for European Studies (MCES), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Manipal Centre for European Studies (MCES), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

Piyusha Majumdar, SD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

SD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University, Jaipur-302029, Rajasthan, India