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Abstract
Background: Each year more than 1.5 million pints
of blood are collected In Pakistan. Among them 25%
are volunteer donors, about 65% of the donation is
by family or replacement while about 10% is from
professional donors. The aim of this study was to
determine knowledge, attitude, and blood donation
practices among medical students of Rawalpindi
medical university. This study also determined the
reasons for not donating blood.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional
descriptive study was conducted in Rawalpindi
medical university from January 2018 to June 2018.
300 students were enrolled by non-probability
consecutive sampling. A structured questionnaire
was designed and SPSS version 22 was used for data
analysis.
Results: Mean age of the respondents was 22±7
years. 269 (89.7%) of the participants knew their
blood group. Among the respondents, 161(53.7%)
knew minimum age for blood donation and 183
(61%) respondents had knowledge of weight
requirement. 39 (13%) individuals have donated
blood in the past .177 (59%) showed willingness to
voluntarily donate blood in future
Conclusion: Knowledge of blood donation among
undergraduate medical students was found to be
satisfactory. While the frequency of blood donation
was not satisfactory. Majority of students showed
the willingness to donate blood in the future.
Keywords: Blood donation, medical students,
blood group