Title
Understanding knowledge, attitude and practices of voluntary blood donations among medical students to strengthen safe transfusion practices
Authors
Nikita Singh Gaharwar1, Vikas Pandey1, Surabhi Mishra2 & Arjun Singh2,*
Affiliation
1Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Nikita Singh Gaharwar - E-mail: nktsng5@gmail.com
Vikas Pandey - E-mail: vikas.pandey09@gmail.com
Surabhi Mishra - E-mail: mishra.surabhi1111@gmail.com
Arjun Singh - E-mail: dr_arjun12@yahoo.co.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025
Abstract
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation among 478 medical students in Central India is of interest. Only 46.2% had good overall knowledge and key eligibility criteria were known by just over half. Despite limited knowledge, 72.6% held a positive attitude toward voluntary donation. Fear of pain was the major barrier to donation. Thus, blood donation education into the medical curriculum is important.
Keywords
Blood donation, medical students, voluntary, knowledge, attitude
Citation
Gaharwar et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 2054-2058 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
