| dc.description.abstract | Background: Safe blood is a vital component in improving health care. Globally, millions of
lives are saved each year through blood donation. Voluntary blood donation refers to the
willingness of a person to offer him/herself to a blood collection agency and /or recruiter to
donate blood. It is the only way of acquiring safe and sufficient blood and blood products for
transfusion to save life in critical health conditions. The World Health organization
recommends that donated blood should be tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen, Antibody of
Hepatitis, Antibody of HIV, usually subtype 1 and 2, Serological test for syphilis. Other blood
tests are done based on requirements in different countries
Objective: The purpose of study was to investigate the factors influencing voluntary blood
donation among Clarke International University student
Methods: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive, employing quantitative method of data
collection was used to assess in CIU. A total of 329 students using disproportionate stratified
sampling technique were selected and were interviewed using a pre-tested semi-structured
questionnaires, data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: From the data analyzed, the proportion voluntary blood donation was 46.9% and
family history of donating blood (OR=3.22 (1.49 – 6.97), P=0.003), knowledge on the
individual bold group (OR=2.79 (1.18 – 6.62), P=0.020), fear of fainting (OR=0.27 (0.10 –
0.77), P=0.014), willing to donate for a relative (OR=4.14 (1.48 – 11.64), P=0.007) and
inspiration from adverts to donate (OR=19.68 (7.94 – 48.80), P=0.000) were significantly
independently associated with voluntary blood donation
Conclusions: In conclusion, this study revealed that the proportion of voluntary blood
donation among the student was low. Therefore the study recommends that there is is the
need for adequate public enlightenment and regular blood donation awareness campaigns in
the university and the society at large. The aim of such campaigns which should emphasize
the benefits of blood donation would be to target those who are willing to donate blood in the
future as they could be the mainstay of blood donation if properly motivated. | en_US |
