Indu Pachampully Kumaran1, Archana K.A.2, Meena Dharmadas3, Sasikala Nadanganan4, Anu Kumar B.5, Sajith Vilambil6
BACKGROUND
Even in the presence of sufficient voluntary blood donors, the need of blood is not
met yet. We wanted to evaluate the causes that hinder the smooth functioning of
well-maintained blood transfusion services (BTS).
METHODS
This is a population based cross-sectional study conducted among blood donors
from voluntary outreach blood donation camp for period of one year. Total 1536
blood donors from 32 blood donation camps were subjected to study for the sociodemographic
characteristic and their knowledge of blood donation. Statistical
analysis of data was done using Microsoft Excel, analysed using statistical package
for social sciences (SPSS) ver.16 software.
RESULTS
A total of 32 blood donation camps were conducted during the study period that
provided 1536 donors. In most of the camps, male donors (75 %) were more than
female donors. Donors of age group of 30 to 39 years (43.9 %) were more when
compared to others. Donors those who were married accounted for 79.9 %. Blood
donors of Hindu religion (53 %) were more.
CONCLUSIONS
The main hindrance for blood donor motivation is lack of knowledge. Literacy and
chance to mingle in society have a positive effect on blood donor motivation.
Targeting of effective donor motivation, recruitment, and retention were attained
by conducting awareness classes, seminars, workshops, and visual communication
modalities.
