Negin Hajizadeh, Elizabeth R Stevens, Melanie Applegate, Keng-Yen Huang, Dimitra Kamboukos, R Scott Braithwaite, Laurie M Brotman
Potential return on investment of a family-centered early childhood intervention: a cost-effectiveness analysis
BMC public health
assessed university students knowledge attitude practice toward blood donation identified factors promote hinder willingness donate employed multicenter crosssectional design collecting data august october 2022 selfadministered questionnaires available arabic english online google forms paper surveys utilized data analyzed using r statistical software v413 r core team 2022 total 12606 university students 7966 females 4640 males 16 countries completed questionnaire 285 good knowledge level regarding blood donation 227 donated blood least students health science colleges significantly awareness blood donation pvalue 0001 significant differences practice pvalue 08 barriers donation included asked 37 medical ineligibility 33 fear pain infection 18 concerns negative health effects 18 difficulty accessing donation centers 15 medical mistrust 14 individuals aged 20 years significantly higher odds possessing high knowledge level adjusted odds ratio aor 177 p 0001 private international university enrollment associated increased knowledge aor 119 pvalue 0001 aor 144 pvalue 0003 nonhealth science college students lower odds aor 036 p 0001 regarding blood donation status participants 20 years old likely donate aor 221 p 0001 conversely female congenital chronic diseases possessing low knowledge levels associated decreased odds blood donation p 005 university students show insufficient knowledge blood donation health science students displaying higher awareness levels despite positive attitudes blood donation rates remain low across disciplines imperative enhance education accessibility foster culture blood donation among students