Abstract
Voluntary blood donation is a reliable source of increasing the demand for blood transfusion. Medical students are the potential pool of blood donors. This study aims to find the prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of a medical college in Nepal. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a medical college of Nepal among students studying from the first year to final year MBBS. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (Ref no. 245). A stratified random sampling technique was used to collect data. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016. The prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of the medical college is 41 (22.20%) (17.35-27.05 at 95% Confidence Interval). The practice of blood donation is seen more among students of the final year 15 (35.71%) and the least among first year 3 (8.57%). Most of the donors, 24 (58.54%), have donated blood only once before. The most common reasons for donating and not donating blood before are 'behavior of altruism' 12 (29.27%) and 'I am not fit/disapproved' 44 (30.56%) respectively. This study shows less prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students. It points to the need for more extensive studies to explore the factors deterring medical students from donating blood. Definitive strategies are also needed to encourage medical students to increased voluntary participation in blood donation.
Highlights
Voluntary blood donation is a reliable source of increasing the demand for blood transfusion
Different studies have shown the poor practice of blood donation among medical students despite having relatively good knowledge and attitude towards voluntary blood donation.[3,4,5,6]
This study aims to find out the prevalence of the practice of blood donation among MBBS students studying from the first year to the final year of a medical college
Summary
Voluntary blood donation is a reliable source of increasing the demand for blood transfusion. Medical students are the potential pool of blood donors. This study aims to find the prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Blood transfusion is an essential aspect of health care, necessary for saving and improving the quality of life for millions of people around the world.[1] The prevalence of blood donation in upper-middle-income and lower-middle-income countries is relatively low compared to the high-income countries.[2]. Different studies have shown the poor practice of blood donation among medical students despite having relatively good knowledge and attitude towards voluntary blood donation.[3,4,5,6]. This study aims to find out the prevalence of the practice of blood donation among MBBS students studying from the first year to the final year of a medical college
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