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• 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 !!
children
adults
• Premature infants
• Cancer
• Heart surgeries
• Thalassemia and SCA
• Cancer
• Trauma
• Organ transplant
• Reach out for the members of society
• Educate and inform them of how these
patients suffer from the lack of donors
because
• It’s our obligation to let everybody know
• A campaign to:
assess
• Knowledge
• Attitude
• practice
Identify &
recruit
• Potential
voluntary
donors
amongst
them
determine
• The
association
between
blood
donation and
gender
• 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.
E-newspaper
This cross-sectional study was designed to
understand attitudes toward blood donation.
The study was conducted on a form of
questionnaire at December 2012
KAUH
Medically
Educated
n=128
RED
SEA
MALL
None
Medically
Educated
n=195
The Importance of Blood Donation
Medically Educated
Non Medically Educated
99.20% 99%
0.80%
YES
NO
1%
Compensation Should be Given to the Donor
Medically Educated
Non Medically Educated
83%
57%
43%
17%
YES
NO
Type of compensation
Medically Educated
None Mically Educated
91.30%
78.90%
44%
23.60%
agree for
money
agree for gift
Reasons for Refuse Donation
Medically Educated
15.90%
None Medically Educated
16.40%
15.40%
7.80%
fear
lack of time
Reasons of Rejection
Medcally Educated
None Medically Educated
50%
46.20%
28.60%
19%
weight&age
other
ATTITUDE
More
Campaign
Blood
Donation
Special thanks to :
• Dr.Basem Beirouti
(supervisor)
• Rehab Al-Malki
(photographer)
• Samah Osailan
(volunteer)
Done by:
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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