The Tamil Nadu Dr.

MGR Medical University

Department of Transfusion Medicine

Awareness of blood donation among college students

S.No. Knowledge assessment of students Response

General knowledge
1 How much blood is therein the body?
2 Knowledge about ABO blood type
3 Knowledge about Rh blood type
4 Are diseases transmitted by transfusion?
5 How much blood is removed during donation?
6 How much time is taken to withdraw blood?
Knowledge about donor eligibility
7 What is the minimum age for donor?
8 What is the maximum age for donor?
9 What is the minimum weight for donor?
10 How often can one donate?
11 Can a pregnant woman donate? Yes No
12 Can a female during menstruation donate? Yes No
Knowledge about conditions when an eligible person may not donate
13 Can one donate during fever? Yes No
14 Can one donate while having common cold? Yes No
15 Can a person with high BP donate? Yes No
16 Can a person donate when BP is low? Yes No
17 Can a smoker donate blood? Yes No
18 Can donation be done by a person who is taking medicines for chronic Yes No
diseases?
19 Can a person with chronic alcoholism donate? Yes No
20 Can a person having allergy donate? Yes No
Knowledge about long-term risks to donor
21 There is risk of contracting HIV by donating. Yes No
22 There is risk of contracting hepatitis by donating. Yes No
23 There is risk of contracting other infections by donating. Yes No
24 Blood donation causes bleeding disorders. Yes No
25 Blood donation causes anemia. Yes No
26 Blood donation causes mental disorders. Yes No

Students' opinion about blood donation Agree Disagree No idea

Blood donation is a noble act
Only physically strong can donate
Regular donors get money
Blood is sold to the needed
You intend to donate regularly
Blood should be collected from voluntary
donors only