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Authors:
Dashtseren Oyuntsetseg, Altangerel Enkhjargal, Byambaa Tumurbat, Badrakh Burmaajav, Namjil Erdenebayar, Batbaatar Suvd, Mongolia
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Abstract:
Introduction: Blood donors are committed to social responsibility, saving lives and improving the health of others. The necessity for blood and blood products in Mongolia is getting higher and higher every year which probably is associated with high-mortality-rate diseases.
Materials and Method: This is a cross section survey identified knowledge, attitude and practice of the population on voluntary non-remunerated blood donation by using pre-developed same questionnaire before and after IEC/BCC intervention among general population on blood donation. Data collection was conducted in 5 provinces, 1 soum, 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar City of Mongolia. Population of age of 18-60 years was randomly selected by the survey by using random sampling method. SPSS software version 21 was used for data analysis of the survey.
Result: The survey covered in a total of 7633 (baseline, 2015-3852, follow up, 2019-3782) people and the respondent coverage rate was 100%.the majority of them were had higher education (40.8%, 3115), and completed secondary education (secondary and high) (28.9% 2204), khalkh (84.8%, 6472), married (63.1%, 4818), and single (28.7%, 2194).It has been defined that highly educated and female respondents were more knowledgeable than the rest of the group. There were not observed significantly differ on religion, and living location of the person. Knowledge is increased by growing the age of survey respondents. 6.3% of surveyed respondents are regardless of age group and gender had a misconception. Compared with the baseline survey, correct answer percentage level increased by 4.6-64.8% each age group and an average it was 21.8%. In young ages, the population was more likely to donate blood. Based on both survey finding, 82.2% of respondents who gave blood is doing it because they are like to help others and to save people's lives (א2=16.37, p<0.0001).
In Conclusion: Maintaining public awareness and sustaining regular blood donor is an integral part of establishing a blood donor program. In this regard based on our survey finding evidence-based IEC/BCC campaign has effectively improve awareness general population on sustainable blood programing.
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