Knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation among residents in a rural local government area in Lagos state: A mixed methods survey.
| dc.contributor.author | Udegbe, AL | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odukoya, OO | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ogunnowo, BE | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-25T10:42:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-25T10:42:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-07 | |
| dc.description | Scholarly articles | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 < 0.001) and more willing to donate blood voluntarily (P = 0.015) compared to females. The FGDs showed that voluntary blood donation practice within the community was poor. 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Udegbe AL, Odukoya OO, Ogunnowo BE. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation among residents in a rural local government area in Lagos state: A mixed methods survey. Nigerian Journal of Health Sciences. 2015 Jul 1;15(2):80. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10758 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Nigerian Journal of Health Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Voluntary blood donors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Voluntary non-remuneration blood donation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rural | en_US |
| dc.subject | Quantitative | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation among residents in a rural local government area in Lagos state: A mixed methods survey. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |