Knowledge Of Blood Donation Research Articles

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Factors Associated with Voluntary Blood Donation among University Students in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Background. Understanding the knowledge and awareness of blood donation among potential blood donors in the population, like young people, and the associated attitudes and practices is important. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study whereby a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the consenting participants. Results. A total of 422 participants were enrolled. Their mean age was 24.2 (SD 3.6) years. Of the 422, 30% have ever donated blood. 55% of those who had ever donated were repeated blood donors. Majority of the participants (93%) had positive attitudes towards blood donation and 88% were willing to donate in the future. Factors that were significantly associated with ever donating blood were male gender, knowing a person who has donated blood, knowledge of the amount of blood donated, willingness to donate in the future, and not expecting any postdonation reward. Discussion. High awareness, positive attitude, and high intention to donate in the future should be used to underscore the need to educate the young people on the value of blood donation in saving lives and to give them correct information on overall requirements for blood donation.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding voluntary blood donation among the bachelor level students of Chitwan, Nepal

Background and Objectives: Blood transfusion is a core service within health care systems and individuals who donate their blood in the treatment of sick human for different conditions such as surgery, accident, delivery and treatment of different diseases. The donation of blood by voluntary non-remunerated blood donors is recognized as being crucial for the safety and sustainability of national blood supplies. The study is carried out to find out the prevalence of blood donors and to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice on voluntary blood donation of medical students.Material and Methods: Data were collected from a semi-structured questionnaire and technique was self-administered questionnaire to know the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of blood donation and analyze by using SPSS software among 167 medical students of Shree Medical and Technical College, Chitwan. The scoring system in knowledge was included. Attitude was assessed by using 3-point Likert scale. Results: Majority of respondents (92.8%) had heard about voluntary blood donation and almost all (97.2%) respondents knew the correct meaning of voluntary blood donation. About 38.9% had poor knowledge regarding voluntary blood donation and 61.1% of the respondents had good knowledge on voluntary blood donation and mean knowledge was found to be 56.17%. Those respondents who had work experience had significantly low level of knowledge than who did not have work experience (p = 0.0025).Conclusion: To increase the prevalence of voluntary blood donation, specific campaigns involving interactive awareness sessions on blood donation should be organized, targeting the youth, motivating them to become regular voluntary blood donors should be conducted. Efforts must be undertaken to bring the knowledge and positive attitude towards students into application in future to achieve the goal of 100% VBD.Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2015) Vol. 3 (2): 21-28

Correlation of Knowledge and Attitude in Blood Donation and Organ Donation

Objectives: To examine the knowledge and attitude of nursing students toward blood and organ donation, and to study the influence of knowledge toward the blood and organ donation attitude and will to practice. Methods/Statistical Analysis: It is a descriptive correlation study. The collected data is analyzed using SPSSWIN 18.0. Blood and organ donation knowledge and attitude of subject were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Bonferroni post examination. The relationship between knowledge and attitude of blood and organ donation was calculated using Pearson correlation coefficients, and the influential factor toward brain dead organ donation attitude used multi regression analysis. Findings: The blood donation knowledge score of subject ranged between 6 to 13, average of 10.25(SD=1.75), blood donation attitude score was between 48 to 88, average of 67.17(SD=9.35). The brain dead organ donation knowledge score was between 0 and 11, average of 4.66(SD=2.50), and the brain dead organ donor attitude score was between 41-70, average of 51.82(SD= 5.83). Blood donation knowledge showed difference in blood type (F=2.74, p=.046), and blood donation experience(t=-2.13, p=.035) and the blood donation attitude showed difference in religion (t=-2.24, p=.027), future blood donation plan(t=-2.93, p=.004), chronic disease in family tree(t=2.02, p=.045) and to whom one wants to donate the organ(F=-2.68, p=.008). The brain dead organ donation knowledge had no significant variables, and the brain dead organ donation attitude had showed difference in future blood donation plan (t=-4.40, p<.001), desire for brain dead organ donation (F=14.29, p<.001), organ donation communication (t=-5.65, p<.001), intention to organ donation (t=-3.20, p=.002). As for the brain dead organ donation attitude, it had significant qualitative correlation to blood donation attitude (r=.24 p=.009). Improvements/ Applications: Therefore, to create positive social consensus and promote necessity of blood and organ donation, there is a need for specific promotion regarding the knowledge through mass media to the public.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Blood Donation in a Field Practice Area in Chennai – A Cross Sectional Study

Background: Blood is an important resource, helps patients suffering from life-threatening condi-tions and have a life-saving role in maternal and perinatal care. Ensuring safe and sufficient blood supplies requires the development of a nationally coordinated blood transfusion service based on voluntary non-remunerated blood donations. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation among residents in an urban field practice area of a government medical college in Chennai. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken among the randomly selected 150 resi-dents in the field practice area, Chennai. Data was collected using a semi-structured, self-administered ques-tionnaire, after getting informed consent. The responses were verified twice, entered and analysed using IBM SPSS version 16.0. The descriptive and inferential statistics of the responses to the questions were cal-culated. Results: Among 150 participants, 77 were males and 73 were females. Around 70% of the partici-pants knew their own blood group status. Almost half of the participants had acquired the knowledge about blood donation through media. Only about 28% participants had donated blood previously. Among those who had donated blood, 79.8% had donated as an act of altruism. Nearly 40% said that they had no time to donate blood. Conclusions: From our study, we conclude that people had better knowledge about blood donation. Many people had positive attitude towards blood donation practices. Though they had good knowledge and attitude, the practice of donating blood was found to be far less. Keywords: Blood, Voluntary blood donation

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards blood donation and associated factors among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia.

BackgroundAlthough the demand for blood supply has progressively increased in developing countries, evidences indicate that there is a major shortage of blood and blood products in these countries, particularly in Ethiopia. Thus, identifying motivational factors affecting blood donation and recruitment of safe and low risk donors is necessary. For this reason, the study aimed at assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice towards blood donation and its associated factors.MethodsA community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Debre Markos town from February to April, 2015. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to recruit a total of 845 study participants. Interviewer administered questionnaire was employed as a data collection tool. Binary logistic regression was applied to assess the relationship between explanatory variables and outcome variables.ResultsIn this study, 436 (56.5 %) and 403 (52.2 %) were found to be knowledgeable and having favorable attitude, respectively, while the other 124 (16.1 %) reported to have the practice of blood donation. Younger age group, male sex, those who attended formal education and radio listener were significantly associated with the knowledge of blood donation. Attending secondary and above education, having higher income, listening to radio broadcasts, and knowledge of blood donation were found to be the independent predictors of attitude. The practice of blood donation was higher among respondents who were older, attended certificate and above education, knowledgeable, and favorable attitude groups.ConclusionThe prevalence of knowledge and practice of blood donation is found to be higher compared to similar study conducted in Mekelle, whereas the level of attitude is found to be lower. The finding of this study also justified any possible interventions on the independent predictors. There should be a regularly scheduled awareness creation and voluntary blood donation campaigns organized at the community level to utilize potential blood donors.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Adult Population towards Blood Donation in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background. Though World Health Organization recommends 100% voluntary blood donation, the percentage of blood collected from voluntary blood donors and the average annual blood collection rate are extremely low in Ethiopia. The role of adults is crucial to meet the demand of safe blood. Thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of adult population towards blood donation in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Method. A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 768 adults. Multistage sampling technique together with simple random and systematic random sampling technique was employed. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis and bivariate correlation analysis were done. Result. About 436 (56.8%), 630 (82%), and 141 (18.4%) study participants had adequate knowledge, good attitude, and experience of blood donation, respectively. Secondary and higher educational statuses were significantly associated with adequate knowledge towards blood donation. Participants who were protestant by religion were more likely to have good attitude towards blood donation. Age, self-perceived health status, and religion were significantly associated with blood donation practice. Conclusion. Knowledge and attitude towards blood donation are high. However, the level of practice is low. District and national blood banks and transfusion agency should design strategies that promote and motivate the communities to donate blood.

Community-Based Blood Donation Program: Sustainability and Local Capacity Building among Youth in These Changing Times of Demand in the Global Health

Blood is now essential for a widening repertoire of therapies and with this comes new forms of regulation and governmentality focused on the collection, use and storage of blood. However, sustainability of an adequate supply of blood has remained a challenge nationwide throughout the years. This study aims to assess the relationship between knowledge attitude and practice among young individuals, identify motivational factors to be included in future proposal attempts. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at the locality of Brgy. Poblacion, Ayungon, Negros Oriental. A total of 76 respondents were recruited. Pretest questionnaires were used to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of voluntary blood donation. Responses were collated and analysed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and Microsoft Excel 2010. The association between knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) was tested using Chi-square Test of Independence. Results obtaining p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. More than half (48 of 76 or 63.16%) of the respondents displayed average knowledge, almost three fourths (55 of 76 or 72.37%) yielded positive attitude while 66 or 86.84% were more than willing to donate blood. However, poor act of volunteerism was observed with only 11 out of 76 or 14.47% had history of blood donation. Lack of awareness (50.00%), fear of needles (28.95%) and reserved to donate for family, relatives and friends (22.37%) were the top reasons for non-donation. In conclusion, respondents have good knowledge and a positive attitude towards donation however they felt comfortable to donate blood for family, relatives and friends. Increase awareness on existing blood donation programs’ incentives and benefits; and, conducting regular blood donation camps in rural setting may provide a solution for the persistent problem on limited supply of blood.

Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation among residents of ekpoma, a peri-urban community in Edo State

The importance of use of blood and blood products in medical practice cannot be over emphasized. Voluntary non remunerated blood donation forms the basis for ensuring regular availability of safe blood during blood donation and transfusion. However, volunteer blood donors account for less than one-half of blood supply in developing countries.To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation by residents of a peri-urban community. A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out using a pre-tested semi-structured self-administered questionnaire among 422 respondents using the multistage sampling technique. The target population were residents of Ekpoma comprising the general public – workers, students of senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Variables were entered and analyzed using SPSS software package. The association between participants level of education and other socio-demographic factors was tested using chi square were appropriate.The study involved 422 participants, majority of which were males (58.1%). A large proportion of them were between ages 16 and 26. The overall knowledge on blood donation was good, attitude towards voluntary donation was fair conversely practice was poor as 91.5% of respondents had never donated blood. A significant association was observed between sex and blood donation as only 2% of females have been donors. The commonest reason for not donating blood was fear to damage of health as reported in 40.7% of the participants.This study elicits the importance of adopting effective measures in our communities to motivate voluntary blood donation as majority of the participant express willingness in donating blood in the future. Health awareness campaign and motivational programmes should be organized regularly to arouse the interest of the general public in voluntary blood donation exercises.

A study of knowledge, attitudes and practices of voluntary blood donation among relatives of patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in North coastal Andhra Pradesh, India

Background: Replacement blood donation by family members of patients provides more than 45% of blood collected in India. This increases the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections. In our country where comprehensive laboratory testing is difficult, 100% non-remunerated voluntary blood donation is the safest method of blood collection. Objective was to study the depth of knowledge of blood donation among the relatives of patients admitted in the hospital, to assess the attitude of the people towards blood donation, to study the practices of blood donation followed by the general community and to understand the myths associated with blood donation in the community. Methods: The cross sectional study was carried out during the months of May and June 2015 at Anil Neerukonda Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital attached with NRI institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam. The subjects were selected by systematic random sampling from individuals aged between 18 and 60 years from attendants of patients admitted at the hospital. A semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from each participant on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practices affecting voluntary blood donation. Results: There is a deficit of knowledge with regards to need for blood transfusion, methods as well as risks of remunerated blood transfusion uniformly across all ages and both the genders. Though a majority of individuals were willing for voluntary blood donation, the fears for donation and ignorance of the procedure has been a deterrent. Conclusions: Education and motivation by blood banks and health professionals can lead to increase in non-remunerated voluntary blood donations as a majority of individuals are willing for blood donation.

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice on blood donation among medical students in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Background: Role of youngsters in voluntary blood donation is crucial to meet the demand of safe blood. Therefore understanding the various factors contributing to knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation (VBD) among youngsters is important. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation among the health care medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 students in second MBBS in a tertiary care teaching Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, using a structured survey questionnaire. Results: The present study shows majority of the medical students have very good knowledge and attitude towards blood donation. Compared to knowledge and attitude, the practice is good and 66% of responses were above average. Majority of the students have an intention to donate blood and 46% of the students have donated blood. Most of the students have positive attitude towards blood donation, even the reason for non-donation is just not getting opportunity for donation. The non-donors showed positive attitude by expressing their willingness to donate blood if they were asked to donate blood. Conclusions: The present study shows second MBBS students participated in the study has adequate knowledge and attitude. The practice of blood donation is also good and further can be improved by educational programmes.

Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation among residents of Ekpoma, a peri-urban community in Edo State

Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation among residents of Ekpoma, a peri-urban community in Edo State

Voluntary Blood Donation among Students - A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge and Practice vs. Attitude.

The factors influencing blood donation decisions are varied and complex and one's attitude can influence this decision. To find the factors affecting the knowledge and practice of blood donation among college students and their attitude towards the same. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 399 college going students using convenience sampling from medical, nursing and engineering colleges in Bhubaneswar city, where blood donation camps were to be held. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires and, analysed in SPSS Version 20.0. Knowledge regarding blood donation was adequate among 228 (57.1%) of the students and, 221 (55.4%) students had donated blood. Knowledge was significantly better among female students, medical stream and in those whose parents were in non-medical jobs; whereas blood donation had been done significantly more by male, non-medical stream students and by those whose parents were in medical field. Most common reason for donating blood was a sense of social responsibility and most common reason of non-donation was fear of the procedure. An 85% of the students were of the view that they would donate blood if asked. Students suggested that small incentives like certificates and arranging transport for blood donation would make it easier to donate. Just over half of the students had adequate knowledge about blood donation and similar percentage had donated blood. There is this large pool of safe blood in college going students who are willing, but not tapped as source of blood donation.

Level of knowledge on organ and tissue transplantation among a group of Turkish middle school and high school students

Background: Society's lack of knowledge about organ donation and insensitivity to this issue emerge as one of the low organ transplantation reasons. The aims of this study were to determine the middle school and high school students’ level of knowledge about organ, tissue and blood donation-transfusion, to provide knowledge to the students about the subject and also to evaluate the effectiveness of this informative work. Methods: The study group consisted of 342 high school students. Created questionnaire included 40 questions of knowledge regarding organ and tissue transplantation and blood donation. Knowledge level of the students were measured by the questionnaire. After a week of this process, an informative education study that lasted about 40 minutes was performed to all students including the studying group by the researchers regarding organ and tissue transplantation and blood donation. Fifteen days after the informative education, the same students in the same classes filled in the same questionnaires previously applied. Results: Organ and tissue transplantation and blood donation knowledge levels of those who obtained 15 and over scores as a result of the ROC Analysis were considered to be adequate. The knowledge score mean was 17.81±7.99. The item “description of transplant” was the most correctly known knowledge question. The knowledge score average students obtained from tissue, organ and blood transfusion-donation items by before informative study was lower than after informative study. Conclusion: Informative activities to the students were found to be effective in increasing the students’ level of knowledge about the donations.

Blood donation knowledge and attitudes among undergraduate health science students: A cross-sectional study

Awareness towards blood donation can be empowered by health professionals' role-modelling. We aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes among Greek undergraduate medical laboratory students. A questionnaire was distributed to 330 students (response rate: 88.7%). Overall, 24% had donated blood at least once, with males 4.62 times more likely to be donors. Voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors were more likely to be repeaters. A quarter of all students were inclined to offer blood for monetary reward, with men more prone to accept payment. There is a need to campaign health science students during formal education through need-based as well as altruistic ‘smart’ messages.

Blood donation by African migrants and refugees in Australia

Changing population demographics have important implications for the ability of transfusion services to meet the transfusion requirements of minority groups. In Western countries, differences in red‐blood‐cell (RBC) antigens between predominantly Caucasian blood donors and recipients from different demographic backgrounds may result in higher RBC alloimmunization rates, particularly in those who are chronically transfused, and can make it more difficult to source compatible blood. Ensuring blood donors are representative of the general population is particularly relevant for patients of African descent, who have a number of important blood group differences from Caucasians. However, there are challenges in ensuring a representative donor population, especially when the national population is very multicultural. Research in African migrants and refugees living in Australia has identified blood donation knowledge, misconceptions about blood donation from experiences prior to migration, and perceptions or experiences of discrimination within the host country as important determinants of blood donation. Therefore, promotion of knowledge and awareness of blood donation and blood and health service processes should be considered to assist with the recruitment of migrant donors.

Investigation on the cognition level of voluntary blood donation among Dalian residents

Objective To investigate the cognition level and motivation of voluntary blood donation among residents in Dalian, in order to provide scientific theoretical direction for the publicity and sustainable development of voluntary blood donation work. Methods A total of 9 000 residents were selected from 10 districts, 4 universities and 4 institutions through stratified random sampling method from January to June 2014 in Dalian. The questionnaire was self-designed according to Blood Donation Law of the People's Republic of China and blood physiological knowledge, and the survey was conducted anonymously. The general characteristics of subjects, the cognition level of voluntary blood donation system and knowledge, the ways to acquire these knowledge, and the status and motivation of voluntary blood donation were analyzed. Results ①In this survey, we handed out 9 000 questionnaires, and 8 037 files were returned. Effective recovery ratio was 89.30%. 4 233 (52.67%, 4 233/8 037) of the participants were male, and 3 804 of them were female (47.33%, 3 804/8 037). The age range was from 16 to 65, and mean age was 32.65±12.55. Occupation of participants included civil servant, student, educator, peasant, soldier, and others. 63.35% (5 092/8 037) of participants had undergraduate degree. ② 90.89% of participants knew the voluntary blood donation system of China, but they were not entirely mastered the voluntary blood donation knowledge. The cognition levels of blood donation were different among different age participants (χ2=17.52, P<0.01), participants over 40 years old had a higher cognition level. participants with different levels of education had different levels of cognitive understanding of voluntary blood donation (χ2=76.85, P<0.01), participants with master degree had a higher cognition level; people with experience of blood donation had a higher cognition level (χ2=31.42, P<0.01). ③ Blood donation knowledge was achieved through watching TV (44.96%, 3 613/8 037), publicity in university or (39.02%, 3 136/8 037), publicity in donation cites (33.31%, 2 677/8 037), the internet (27.09%, 2 177/8 037), broadcasting (26.84%, 2 157/8 037), et al. And the behaviors of blood donation were different among participants who received blood donation knowledge through TV. The way from which participants received blood donation knowledge were different among those who did not donate blood (χ2=45.26, P<0.01). ④The top three motivations for voluntary blood donation were helping others (3 043/3 224, 94.38%), good for health (2 000/3 224, 62.03%), and group blood donation organized by university or company (1 227/3 224, 38.06%). Conclusions Blood collection and supply institutions should strengthen the promotion and education of voluntary blood donation to increase the blood donation rate of local citizens. Key words: Blood donor; Knowledge; Motivation; Questionaires

Willingness to support antenatal blood donation among married men in a Metropolitan City in North-central Nigeria.

Improving blood availability through voluntary or compulsory antenatal blood donation is pivotal to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Willingness to donate blood is adjudged to be an important step to the actual practice of donating blood. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude and willingness of men towards antenatal blood donation. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit 500 married men into the study using interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16 software package. Pearson's Chi-squared test was used to test for significant associations between variables. A P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. More than half 300 (60%) of the respondents had good knowledge of antenatal blood donation in general. Majority (85.8%) of the respondents were willing to support voluntary blood donation. The overall attitude to blood donation was positive in 77.8% of the respondents. A significantly higher proportion 268 (89.3%) of respondents with good knowledge of antenatal blood donation were willing to donate blood (P = 0.0006). The majority have good knowledge and positive attitude towards antenatal blood donation. However, there is need to urgently transform this positive attitude to action through continual public enlightenment to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation among residents in a rural local government area in Lagos state: A mixed methods survey

Background: The safest blood is obtained from voluntary, non-remuneration blood donors. Objectives: This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation, and to determine the factors associated with willingness to donate blood among residents of Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study used quantitative and qualitative techniques. Multistage sampling method was used to select 439 respondents and pretested, interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect the quantitative data. Qualitative data were collected through two focus group discussions (FGDs) with male and female adult residents. Ethical approval was obtained from the Human Research and Ethics Committee of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Results: Most of the respondents were male (55.1%), married (60.6%), of Yoruba ethnicity (71.4%), and had, at least, a secondary education (81.0%). The mean age was 36.7 ± 11.1 years. All the respondents had heard of blood donation primarily from health workers (46.7%). Only 35.5% had ever donated blood, and this was primarily for a relative or friend (72.8%). Only 2.3% of previous donations were for an unknown person. Males were more likely to have donated blood (P Conclusion: The respondents are knowledgeable about blood donation and expressed positive attitude. However, this has not been translated into practice. Health authorities should collaborate with rural communities to organize blood donation campaigns to provide opportunities for altruistic blood donation.

Blood donation awareness and beliefs among medical and nursing students

Background: College students form a large, healthy, and active population of potential blood donors; their recruitment and retention would immensely help meet the demand of safe blood. The knowledge and practice of blood donation among medical and nursing students are reportedly diverse. Objective: To compare the reasons for blood donation and knowledge and attitude about blood donation among medical and nursing students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 students (300 medical and 100 nursing students) using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire to solicit information from medical and nursing students over a period of 3 months. Results: All the 400 students were aware of blood donation but 71.5% (286) had never donated blood. Blood donation rate was slightly increased from first-year to third-year MBBS students, only 12% of nursing students donated blood. Forty-one percent donated blood as a charity and 34.2% had donated as a replacement donors. The most common reason for not donating blood was that it was not asked among 24% students and because of underweight among 17% students. Conclusion: The males had a statistical significance influence on the donor status. Significant differences exist in the knowledge and practice of blood donation among medical and nursing students which needs to be addressed by creating awareness.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Voluntary Blood Donation and Associated Factors among Health Care Providers in Addis Ababa health Facilities, Ethiopia

Background: The discovery of blood circulation in 1628 has made an important mile stone in the history of transfusion medicine. Although the first successful blood transfusion occurred in 1818, scientists had put quite a lot of effort earlier than this period. Despite the fact that blood transfusion service has about 200 years of history, there is still a significance shortage of blood and blood products particularly in the developing world. In 2010 the annual blood demand of Ethiopia was estimated to be about 100,000 units per year, yet 44 686 units of blood were collected by the Ethiopian Red Cross Society in the same year. Of which, only 22% were collected from voluntary non remunerated sources. Health care providers could also be a potential source of voluntary blood donation if we encourage them. Objective: to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of health care providers in Addis Ababa health facilities towards voluntary blood donation and identify the possible determinants of blood donation practice Methods: Facility based cross sectional analytic study was used. To select the participants and determine the sample size, multistage sampling technique with a design effect of two was employed; hence the total sample size became 808 using single population proportion formula. Structured questionnaire which is adapted from other published journals were used. The data collected were cleaned, coded and entered to computer. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis and management. 95% confidence level with 5% margin of error was tolerated. Result: The level of knowledge determined in this study was found to be good for 72.7% of the respondents. Availability of blood transfusion services within the facility is one of the factors which affect the level knowledge of the participants. 81.7% of respondents have a positive attitude towards blood donation and being male increases the odds of favorable attitude. 32.6% has ever donated blood at least once in their life time yet only less than half of the overall donors are donated blood based on sense of voluntarism. Conclusions and recommendations: although there was a good level of favorable attitude observed in this study, the level of knowledge as well as the practice of blood donation is found to be something that needs attention. Perhaps to create more awareness and sensitization among health care workers to wards voluntary blood donation would be worthy to improve them.