Willingness to support antenatal blood donation among married men in a Metropolitan City in North-central Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorAmeen, H. A.
dc.contributor.authorIsiaka-Lawal, S.
dc.contributor.authorOkesina, B. S.
dc.contributor.authorShittu, R. O.
dc.contributor.authorSanni, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorUthman, M. M. B.
dc.contributor.authorBolarinwa, O. A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-02T09:52:21Z
dc.date.available2025-05-02T09:52:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAims and Objectives: Improving blood availability through voluntary or compulsory antenatal blood donation is pivotal to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Willingness to donate blood is adjudged to be an important step to the actual practice of donating blood. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude and willingness of men towards antenatal blood donation. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross‑sectional study. A multi‑stage sampling technique was used to recruit 500 married men into the study using interviewer‑administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16 software package. Pearson’s Chi‑squared test was used to test for significant associations between variables. A P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: More than half 300 (60%) of the respondents had good knowledge of antenatal blood donation in general. Majority (85.8%) of the respondents were willing to support voluntary blood donation. The overall attitude to blood donation was positive in 77.8% of the respondents. A significantly higher proportion 268 (89.3%) of respondents with good knowledge of antenatal blood donation were willing to donate blood (P = 0.0006). Conclusions: The majority have good knowledge and positive attitude towards antenatal blood donation. However, there is need to urgently transform this positive attitude to action through continual public enlightenment to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
dc.identifier.issn1117-1936
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15796
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol.22(3); 169-173
dc.subjectAntenatal blood donation
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.subjectmen
dc.subjectNorth‑central Nigeria
dc.subjectwillingness
dc.titleWillingness to support antenatal blood donation among married men in a Metropolitan City in North-central Nigeria.
dc.typeArticle

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