A Cross-sectional Survey of the Willingness of Tertiary Hospital Staff to Donate Blood in Sagamu, Nigeria
Ann. Health Res. (Onabanjo Univ. Teach. Hosp.)
; 2(2): 91-97, 2016.
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em Inglês
| AIM (África)
| ID: biblio-1258792
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Available donor blood rarely meets the demand in sub-Saharan Africa due to obstacles to blood donation. Willingness to donate blood is adjudged an important step to the actual practice of donating blood.Objective:
To assess the willingness of the members of staff of the hospital to donate blood and determine factors affecting their willingness or otherwise.Methods:
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A proportional allocation of participants was carried out at the various departments in the hospital using self-administered questionnaire.Results:
Overall, 183 (73%) of the 246 respondents expressed willingness to donate blood, 111(45%) of whom have been asked to donate blood in the past. Only 91(37%) had donated blood in the past. Significantly higher proportion of health staff showed the willingness to donate blood generally and voluntarily compared to non-health staff. Significantly higher proportion of respondents with tertiary education showed the willingness to donate blood. Two hundred and eighteen (88.8%) were willing to donate blood to help the patient in need while fear of exposure to HIV infection, needle prick and dizziness constituted the major factors discouraging blood donation (19.9%, 18.7% and 18.3% respectively.Conclusion:
Willingness to donate blood was mostly based on the primordial motivation of helping the patient in need which does not translate to blood donation. There is a need to improve awareness and advocacy on blood donation among hospital staff and the general population
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Base de dados:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Doadores de Sangue
/
Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Estudos Transversais
/
Inquéritos e Questionários
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Centros de Atenção Terciária
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Nigéria
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ann. Health Res. (Onabanjo Univ. Teach. Hosp.)
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo