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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-13 | Issue-05
A Study to Assess Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Blood Donation among Students of Bvvs Polytechnic (Autonomous), Bagalkot
Ms. Deepika Dasar, Jayshree Itti
Published: May 22, 2025 |
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Pages: 1156-1163
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Abstract
Introduction: Our study will helps to identify blood donor characteristics. The study aims to investigate the extent of awareness and knowledge regarding blood donation among students and to explore their attitudes towards blood donation in general. It also highlights various motivational factors and obstacles which impact the decision to donate blood among students. Efforts should be made to increase the level of awareness and positive attitude toward blood donation. An essential step to achieve this is obtaining comprehensive data about the current situation of awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of the population towards blood donation. The Aims of Study are as Follows: (1) To assess the knowledge regarding blood donation among students of bvvs polytechnic college, bagalkot (2) To assess the attitude regarding blood donation among students of bvvs polytechnic college, Bagalkot. (3) To find out the correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among students of bvvs polytechnic college, Bagalkot. (4) To find out the association between knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among students of bvvs polytechnic college, Bagalkot. Materials and Methods: The Study approach was a quantitative research approach. Non- experimental descriptive research design was used. The study was conducted at bvvs polytechnic college, Bagalkot among 120 students studying in first year diploma electronic branch using stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected using structured self adminstred questionnaires. Results: Blood donation showed that in frequencies of students in knowledge good 33(27.6 %), average 76(63.3%), poor11 (9.1%), in attitude level of students with positive attitude 112(93.3%), negative attitude8 (6.66%).