Blood donation practice and its predictors among undergraduate college students in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The main objective of this study was to assess blood donation practice and its associated factors among undergraduate college students in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was employed among 518 college students selected by using a simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using pretested structured self-administered questionnaire. The collected data was entered into Epi-data 3.41 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 22 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were utilized to identify factors associated with blood donation practice. p-Values of 0.05 or less was used to declare statistical significance.

Results

In this study, the overall blo

SUBMITTER: Idris E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041578 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature