Donate Blood by 5A

Introduction

• Every two seconds, a patient is in need for blood!

• About one of every seven people entering a hospital requires a blood transfusion !

• There is a shortage of active blood donors to meet the increased demand of blood !!

Most of the patients who need blood transfusions are among the most vulnerable

• Premature infants

• Cancer• Heart

surgeries • Thalassemi

a and SCA

children

• Cancer• Trauma

• Organ transplant

adults

We took it upon ourselves to…

• Reach out for the members of society • Educate and inform them of how these

patients suffer from the lack of donors

• It’s our obligation to let everybody know

because

• A campaign to:

assess

•Knowledge•Attitude•practice

Identify & recruit

•Potential voluntary donors amongst them

determine

•The association between blood donation and gender

Our objectives• To increase the community awareness

about blood donation.• The importance of blood donation.• To identify the causes that either

motivates or hinders the donation.• To report the obstacles that can face

the donor.• How can one be an active donor• To identify the donor selection criteria.

Advertising the campaign

At the campaign day

E-newspaper

The Study

This cross-sectional study was designed to understand attitudes toward blood donation.

The study was conducted on a form of questionnaire at December 2012

Medically Educated

n=128

KAUH

None Medically Educated

n=195 RED SEA MAL

L

YES NO

0.992

0.00800000000000002

0.99

0.01

The Importance of Blood Donation

Medically Educated Non Medically Educated

YES NO

0.57

0.43

0.83

0.17

Compensation Should be Given to the Donor Medically Educated Non Medically Educated

agree for money

agree for gift

0.789

0.44

0.913

0.236

Type of compensation

Medically Educated None Mically Educated

fear lack of time

0.078

0.1640.159 0.154

Reasons for Refuse Donation Medically Educated None Medically Educated

weight&age other

0.4620.5

0.19

0.286

Reasons of Rejection Medcally Educated None Medically Educated

ATTITUDE

Blood Donation

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Special thanks to: • Dr.Basem Beirouti (supervisor)• Rehab Al-Malki (photographer)• Samah Osailan (volunteer)

Done by:• Sharifa Al-Amri• Zainab Mofti• Roaa Al-Abbadi• Duaa Jabrah• Wejdan Ba-amer• Alia Albakaye• Reham Al-Malki• Alferdose Hariri• Rawan Alsaedi• Somayah Al-Ghamdi• Shoroog Wazen• Eman Al-Otybi