KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF BLOOD DONATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation among medical students Wah Medical ‎college.‎ Study Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted in Wah Medical College from February 25 to May 2025 Material and Methods: A Cross-sectional study was carried out in Wah Medical College from February 25 to May 2025. All 600 ‎undergraduate medical students of WMC were included in the study. A questionnaire was formulated ‎after extensive literature search. The first part of the questionnaire comprised of demographic profile, and the ‎rest of it is comprised of questions for assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation of the ‎students. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Results: The response rate was 372 out of 600 (62%). 51.9% students are from 4th year MBBS. 75% of the respondents ‎have never donated blood.  The mean score of knowledge for blood donation was 10 +1.8 and 261(70%) of ‎the individuals have poor knowledge about blood donation. However, 344 (92%) individuals want to ‎encourage others to donate blood. 319(86%) wished to participate in the blood donation camp if held in ‎college. A significant difference was found between the blood donation practice and the gender i.e. p value of ‎‎0.00. An Insignificant association was noted between knowledge of donation of blood and among male and ‎female students; a significant connotation was noted between the knowledge of blood donation and the year ‎of study i.e. p value of 0.005.‎ Conclusion: ‎ There was a great need of creating awareness about importance of blood donation among whole population. ‎There is also a need to remove all the myths and misconceptions about donating blood Keywords: Blood donation, medical student, voluntary, hemorrhage ‎