RT Journal Article
T1 Blood donation attitudes and knowledge in Spanish undergraduates with roles in health-education
A1 Martínez Santos, Alba Elena
A1 Fernández de la Iglesia, Josefa del Carmen
A1 Casal Otero, Lorena
A1 Pazos-Couselo, Marcos
A1 Rodríguez González, Raquel
K1 Blood donors
K1 Knowledge, attitudes and practice in health
K1 Students
K1 Health
K1 Education
AB Recent investigations highlight how important it is to identify the key factors involved in the designof strategies to promote blood donation among undergraduates as a public health concern. The study aims toinvestigate attitudes and knowledge towards blood donation in university students with health education rolesand examine the way sociodemographic and educational characteristics play a part in it.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional and multi-center design was used. A structured questionnaire wasanswered by 1128 Spanish university students (Schools of Health Sciences and Education Sciences).Results: The knowledge test indicated a low score (M = 4.2 out of 10), being Me = 3.00 in the case of EducationSciences and Me = 5.00 in Health Sciences students. The greatest degree of importance is found in the “externalincentives” dimension (M = 3.7 out of 5). Health science students and participants with relatives who needed adonation showed fewer “fears” (p ≤ 0.001) and “pretexts” (p ≤ 0.01).Conclusions: The low knowledge score stresses the need to develop valuable health education-related strategies inthe curriculum of studies related with health education; showing room for improvement particularly in EducationScience students. Health education interventions aimed at increasing donors in the university environmentshould be designed while considering differences among undergraduates. Based on their better attitudes, healthscience students might play a relevant role in promoting blood donation
PB Elsevier
SN 1473-0502
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27700
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27700
LA eng
NO Martínez-Santos, A. E., Casal-Otero, L., Pazos-Couselo, M., & Rodríguez-González, R. (2022). Blood donation attitudes and knowledge in Spanish undergraduates with roles in health-education. Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 103416
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026