IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-1-17609 Original Research Paper ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS TOWARDS BLOOD DONATION AMONG GENERAL PUBLIC OF RURAL AREA OF UDAIPUR DISTRICT IN RAJASTHAN Kumar Gupta Dr. Abha Patni Dr. January 2019 8 1 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

Introduction: Blood donation is a remarkably safe medical procedure. In India,there is a need of 8 million units of blood per year and only one–third of this is obtained from voluntary donors2. Human blood is essentially a vital, lifesaving component, capable of saving millions of lives. Present study is conducted to assessthe knowledge regarding blood donation, find out attitudes and to suggest some motivational factors. Methodology: A cross–sectional community based study was conducted at Vallabhnagar village in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. 168 subjects were selected by non–probability convenient sampling technique. A semistructured ,modified questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Majority of subjects 87.5% were aware that hypertensive and diabetic patients can not donate blood. 87.5% of subjects donated blood voluntarily and 50% of subjects donated blood for their family. Conclusion: Persons with higher knowledge level of blood donation were more likely to donate blood.