Knowledge of blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the level of knowledge about blood donation and associated factors in Ethiopia.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Both published and unpublished cross-sectional studies on the level of knowledge about blood donation in Ethiopia were included. Articles from different databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, HINARI, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholar and African Journals Online were searched. Cochrane I² statistics were used to check for heterogeneity. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses of evidence of heterogeneity were carried out. Egger's test with funnel plot was conducted to investigate publication bias.

Result

Twenty cross-sectional studies with a total of 8338 study participants (4712 men and 3626 women) were included. T

SUBMITTER: Getie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258569 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature