Who Donates More; Medical or Non-Medical Students

Authors

  • Urooj Fatimah Siddiqui Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Ammarah Yasmeen Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Nosheen Hina Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Shams Nadeem Alam Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Objectives: To assess and compare the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding blood donation among
medical and non-medical students of Karachi.
Methods: Research Venue: The institutes included Dow Medical College (DMC), Sindh Medical College (SMC), NED, Karachi University (KU), IBA, Sir Syed University of Engineering &Technology (SSUET) and others. Subjects: The age of sample ranges between 18-25 yrs. Sample size was 500 students; 250 medical n 250 non- medical.
Study Design and Duration: A cross sectional study was conducted in various institutes of Karachi from 1st
Oct, 2008 to 1st March, 2009; through aÊpre-tested close-endedÊquestionnaire in English. Its designÊwas simple and aimed at student's level of understanding.ÊÊThe topics addressed included knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation.
Results: Among 500 individuals, 38 out of 250 medical students (15.2%) while 50 out of 250 non-medical
students (20%) were donors. Altogether 17.6% students were donors out of which 5.4%Êwere regular donors.
Major reasons for donation among medical students were 'humanity' (63%), family and friends; and among non-medical students were ‘humanity’ (46%), family and friends. Reasons for non-donation among medical students were 'no one ever asked me' (59.4%), "i'm too weak", "services not trustworthy" and "future weakness" and among non-medical students were 'no one ever asked me' (36%), "future weakness", "services not trustworthy", "afraid of needles". Source of motivation among medical student donors was 
Conclusion: There is lack of motivation and misconceptions regarding blood donation among the students. This needs encouragements regarding blood donation particularly through electronic media

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2012-04-17

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Fatimah Siddiqui, U. ., Yasmeen, A. ., Hina, N., & Nadeem Alam, S. . (2012). Who Donates More; Medical or Non-Medical Students. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 6(1), 17–21. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1522

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