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- Title
Knowledge and Perceptions of Blood Safety among Blood Donors in Kelantan, Malaysia.
- Authors
Pei Pei TAN; FAUZI, Hafizuddin Mohamed; Rosnah BAHAR; Chee Tao CHANG; Nur Arzuar ABDUL RAHIM
- Abstract
Background: Unsafe blood products may cause transfusion-transmissible infections. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of blood donors regarding blood safety. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Kelantan state of Malaysia. The questionnaire comprised 39 questions that covered areas such as donors' social demographic information, knowledge of transfusion-transmitted diseases, blood screening and donor eligibility and perceptions towards blood safety. The knowledge score was categorised as good or poor. Results: Of the 450 distributed questionnaires, 389 were suitable for analysis. Only 18.5% of the donors had good knowledge, with 81.5% having poor knowledge. Less than 30% were aware that people with multiple sexual partners, bisexual people and male homosexual people are permanently deferred from blood donation. Only 29.4% agreed that donors are responsible if their blood causes infection. Furthermore, 39.3% assumed that they could check their HIV status through blood donation, and 10.3% and 5.4% of the respondents believed that donors are free from infection if they wear a condom during sex or only have oral sex when involved in prostitution, respectively. Conclusion: Poor knowledge and notable misperceptions concerning safe blood donation were found among blood donors. The Ministry of Health should incorporate safe blood education in future public awareness programmes.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; BLOOD testing; BLOOD collection; BLOOD transfusion; BLOOD donors; CONDOMS; GAY men; INFECTION; SEX work; QUESTIONNAIRES; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; SEXUAL partners
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 6, p127
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.13