15. Safe Blood to Save Life: A Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Blood Donation among Undergraduate Medical Students
Sofia Waheed Khan1, Maheen Rana1, Sahar Mudassar1, Nasim Aslam Ghumman1, Ayesha Khalid2 and Yusra Rashid3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding blood donation among undergraduate medical students in Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore.
Study Design: Descriptive / cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore from July to September 2019.
Materials and Methods: A total of 347 students who were present on the day of the survey and expressed their consent for participation were enrolled in the study. A structured validated questionnaire was used as a study tool.
Results: A total of 347 undergraduate medical students responded to the questionnaire, 191 were in Group A and 156 were in Group B. In group A 29 (15%) donated blood, while in group B donors are only 5%. Majority of the students in both groups know their blood groups. Knowledge about the blood donations among medical students is inadequate.
Conclusion: Inadequate knowledge indicates a need to incorporate topics of transfusion medicine in undergraduate curricula. Opportunities for blood donations should be created regularly to increase the sense of social responsibility among medical students.
Key Words: Blood donation, Medical Students, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Citation of article: Khan SW, Rana M, Mudassar S, Ghumman NA, Khalid A, Rashid Y. Safe Blood to Save Life: A Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Blood Donation among Undergraduate Medical Students. Med Forum 2020;31(12):68-71.