Abstract
India with a population of about one hundred crores is naturally the country which requires lot of blood to save lives of its citizens. It has been quoted that there is a need of about 8 million units of blood every year in our country. In India 60% of population are eligible to donate blood, yet less than 5% do. Blood donation must be increased in almost every country of the world so that reliable supply of safe blood shall be available to dependent patients as per study conducted by WHO. The objective of the study is to study and compare the pre-test and post-test on effectiveness of STP on knowledge & attitude regarding blood donation among relatives of the patients who require Blood Transfusion. The data was collected from 60 relatives of the patient by using Self Structured Knowledge questionnaire and Modified Attitude scale using by before and after STP. Non-probability convenient sampling was used to select the sample. The study reveals that before administration of the STP in pre-test patient relatives had low level of knowledge & attitude regarding blood donation. The overall mean score of Knowledge & Attitude were increased after administration of STP regarding Blood Donation.
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