?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge%2C+Attitude+and+Practice+on+Blood+Donation+among+Health+Science+Students+in+a+University+campus%2C+South+India&rft.creator=Sabu%2C+KM&rft.creator=Remya%2C+A&rft.creator=Binu%2C+VS&rft.creator=Vivek%2C+R&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+The+major+part+of+demand+for+blood+in+India+has+been+meeting+through+voluntary+blood+donations.+The+healthy%2C+active+and+receptive+huge+student+population+is+potential+blood+donors+to+meet+safe+blood+requirements.+However%2C+there+is+a+paucity+of+studies+on+awareness+and+attitude+among+health+science+students+on+voluntary+blood+donation.+Objective%3A+The+objective+of+this+study+was+to+determine+the+knowledge+and+attitude+about+blood+donation+among+health+science+students.+Methods%3A+A+cross-sectional+study+was+conducted+among+410+health+sciences+students+from+different+streams+in+a+University+campus+of+South+India+through+a+structured+survey+questionnaire+in+the+year+2009.+Results%3A+The+overall+knowledge+on+blood+donation+was+good%2C+but+majority+(62%25)+of+students+never+donated+blood.+Knowledge+level+was+found+highest+among+allied+health+science+(53.1%25)+and+lowest+among+pharmacy+students+(20.7%25).+%E2%80%98Feeling+of+medically+unfit%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98never+thought+of+blood+donation%E2%80%99+were+the+major+reasons+for+not+donating+blood.+A+significant+association+was+observed+between+different+streams+of+students+and+levels+of+knowledge+and+attitude+about+blood+donation.+Conclusion%3A+This+study+elicits+the+importance+of+adopting+effective+measures+in+our+campuses+to+motivate+about+voluntary+blood+donation+among+students.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7962%2F1%2F2011-2-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sabu%2C+KM+and+Remya%2C+A+and+Binu%2C+VS+and+Vivek%2C+R++(2011)+Knowledge%2C+Attitude+and+Practice+on+Blood+Donation+among+Health+Science+Students+in+a+University+campus%2C+South+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7962%2F