Low Blood Donation Practice of Health Sciences College Students in Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Figure 1 Sampling procedures on the practice of blood donation among health science college students of Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 2019.

Abbreviation: HSC, health science college.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Respondents for Practice of Blood Donation Among Health Science College Students in Dessie Town, 2019 (n = 412)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age category in completed year
18–24	258	62.6
≥25	154	37.4
Sex
Male	229	55.6
Female	183	44.4
Religion
Orthodox	186	45.2
Muslim	127	30.8
Protestant	99	24.0
Ethnicity
Amhara	357	86.7
Oromo	28	6.8
Tigray	19	4.6
Others ^b	8	1.9
Original Residence
Urban	267	64.8
Rural	145	35.2
Type of department
Nursing	80	19.4
Public Health Officer	152	36.9
Medical Laboratory	101	24.5
Midwifery	79	19.2
Student’s study Year
First	107	26.0
Second	119	28.9
Third	96	23.3
Forth	90	21.8

Note: ^bAfar, Benishangul-Gumuz.

Table 2 Respondents’ Practice of Blood Donation and Related Factors Among Health Science College Students in Dessie Town, 2019 (n = 412)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
History of being transfused with blood
Yes	23	5.6
No	389	94.4
History of blood transfusion in the family
Yes	95	23.1
No	317	76.9
Attitude towards blood donation
Favorable	277	67.2
Unfavorable	135	32.8
Knowledge about blood donation
Yes	167	40.5
No	245	59.5
Had donated blood previously
Yes	51	12.4
No	361	87.6
Type of blood donation(n=51)
Voluntary	32	62.7
Replacement	19	37.3
Reasons for not donated blood (n=361)?
Fear of health problem after screening	142	39.3
Lack of information	114	31.5
Fear of pain	56	15.5
Fear of weight loss	33	9.1
Others*	16	4.6
Willingness to donate blood voluntarily in the future
Yes	244	59.2
No	168	40.8

Note: *Lack of time, non-remuneration, I do not think I am fit to donate.

Table 3 Bivariable and Multivariable Analysis for the Practice of Blood Donation Among Health Science College Students in Dessie Town, 2019 (n = 412)

Variables	Practice of Blood Donation		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	No (%)	Yes (%)
Age (year)
18–24	234(90.7)	24(9.3)	1	1
≥25	127(82.5)	27(17.5)	2.07(1.15–3.74)*	2.30(1.18–4.46)*
Sex
Male	192(83.8)	37(16.2)	2.32(1.21–4.45)*	1.36(0.67–2.79)
Female	169(92.3)	14(7.7)	1	1
Residence
Rural	136(93.8)	9(6.2)	1.000	1
Urban	225(84.3)	42(15.7)	2.82(1.33–5.97)**	1.34(0.55–3.26)
Ethnicity
Amhara	313(87.7)	44(12.3)	0.98(0.12–8.19)
Oromo	26(92.9)	2(7.1)	1.86(0.17–19.9)
Tigray	15(78.9)	4(21.1)	0.53(0.04–6.83)
Others	7(87.5)	1(12.5)	1.000	–
Religion
Orthodox	160(86.0)	26(14.0)	2.13(0.89–5.11)
Muslim	109(85.8)	18(14.2)	2.17(0.86–5.42)
Protestant	92(92.9)	7(7.1)	1.000	1
Type of department
Nursing	70(87.5)	10(12.5)	1.000	1
Health Officer	126(82.9)	26(17.1)	1.44(0.65–3.16)	1.05(0.55–3.79)
Medical laboratory	92(91.1)	9(8.9)	0.68(0.26–1.77)	0.47(0.25–2.83)
Midwifery	73(92.4)	6(7.6)	0.57(0.19–1.66)	0.16(0.45–5.94)
Year of study
First	97(90.7)	10(9.3)	1.000	1
Second	99(83.2)	20(16.8)	1.96(0.87–4.40)
Third	84(87.5)	12(12.5)	1.38(0.57–3.37)
Forth	81(90.0)	9(10.0)	1.07(0.41–2.78)
History of being transfused with blood
Yes	16(69.6)	7(30.4)	3.43(1.33–8.79)*	2.51(0.81–7.79)
No	345(88.7)	44(11.3)	1	1
Family history of blood transfusion in the family
Yes	68(71.6)	27(28.4)	4.87(2.63–8.92)***	3.55(1.71–7.36)**
No	293(92.4)	24(7.6)	1	1
Attitude towards VBD
Favorable	233(84.1)	44(15.9)	3.43(1.51–7.88)**	2.41(1.01–5.75)*
Unfavorable	128(94.8)	7(5.2)	1	1
Knowledge about blood donation
Yes	133(79.6)	34(20.4)	3.42(1.84–6.37)***	2.09(1.04–4.17)*
No	228(93.1)	17(6.9)	1	1

Notes: Asterisk shows significant associations at different P-value: 0.05–0.01*, 0.01–0.001**and < 0.001***.