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Knowledge, Attitude, Motivators, and Barriers to Blood Donation Among Adults in Al-Qunfudah Governorate, Saudi
Safa H Alkalash1,2, Omar A Alturki3, Wael S Alzubaidi3
1Family Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, EGY.
Background:
Blood transfusion is one of the most important aspects of managing patients with a variety of medical disorders like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. Despite this fact, many Saudis hesitate to donate blood and do not know whether blood banks need blood.
Objectives:
To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, motivators, and barriers to blood donation among adults in Al-Qunfudah governorate, Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on a convenience sample of 416 adults living in Al-Qunfudah governorate and its dependence, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed statistically using SPSS version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA).
Results:
Among 416 respondents, exactly 232 (55.8%) had overall good knowledge regarding blood donation, and 334 (80.3%) positively perceived it. The best knowledge about blood donation was detected among those aged 21-24 years (p = 0.012), males (p = 0.008), university-educated (p = 0.048), having a government job (p = 0.001), and having a history of donating blood (p = 0.001). The motivators included religious motives (88.2%, n = 367), feelings of self-satisfaction (63.2%, n = 263), and restoring blood circulation (56.7%, n = 236). Barriers to blood donation were fear of being infected (27.6%, n = 115), needle phobia (23.6%, n = 98), fear of general weakness (22.8%, n = 95), didn't know how to donate (16.8%, n = 70), and fear of seeing blood (13.2%, n = 55).
Conclusion:
Although adults in the Al-Qunfudah governorate of Saudi Arabia had positive attitudes toward blood donation, they possessed inadequate knowledge about it. Being younger, male, university-educated, having government jobs, and having a past history of donating blood were factors associated with good knowledge of blood donation. The most common motivators were religious, financial, and maintaining health. However, fear of infection, needle sticks, fear of pain, and hemophobia were the recorded barriers. Public health education is recommended to tackle public concerns regarding blood donation and present its benefits.
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