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Intention to voluntary blood donation among private higher education students, Jimma town, Oromia, Ethiopia: Application of the theory of planned behaviour

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  • Abiot Aschale
  • Diriba Fufa
  • Tilahun Kekeba
  • Zewdie Birhanu

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Background: Blood is an important and crucial component in the management of patients presenting with severe accident injuries, surgical conditions, malignancies, pregnancy-related complications, and other medical conditions. Objectives: To assess intention to voluntary blood donation among private higher education students in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia, 2019. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study with quantitative methods was conducted in private higher education students in Jimma town. A multistage sampling technique was used to recruit study participants. First, a simple random sampling technique was used to select departments in each private higher education institution. Seven departments were included in the study and after proportionally allocated in each department, a total of 595 were participated in the study, producing a response rate of 98%. The data was collected using self-administered structured questioners with 3 trained data collectors. Multivariable linear regression analysis was done to assess association between the independent variables and dependent variable. Results: The mean score for intention of the respondents to donate blood voluntarily was 15.41 out of 25 with standard deviation of 4.42.The TPB variables explained 61.3% of the variance of intention to donate blood. Direct perceived behavioral control (β = 0.745, P

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  • Abiot Aschale & Diriba Fufa & Tilahun Kekeba & Zewdie Birhanu, 2021. "Intention to voluntary blood donation among private higher education students, Jimma town, Oromia, Ethiopia: Application of the theory of planned behaviour," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0247040
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247040
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    1. Ernest L. Mramba & Ismail J. Ismail, 2018. "Socio-Economic Determinants of Blood Donation in Tanzania," Academic Journal of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Banking and Accountancy Bucharest,"Dimitrie Cantemir" Christian University Bucharest, vol. 4(1), pages 174-182, March.
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