International Journal of Recent Innovations in Medicine and Clinical Research
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
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Online ISSN:-2582-1075
Original Article
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Volume : 2, Issue : 3, Year : 2020
Article Page : 116-123
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2024.029
Abstract
Background: Blood donation is an integral and essential part of our health care system without which many of the medical procedures could not take place. Blood can save millions of life, and young people are hope and future of safe blood. Blood Donation is important for proper and adequate supply of blood as it is the only source to fulfill the need of blood. Objectives: (1) To assess the knowledge regarding blood donation among D.Ed. students of selected colleges. (2) To evaluate the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding blood donation. (3) To find the association between pretest level of knowledge with selected socio-demographic variables. Methodology: Tool I: Self-administered knowledge questionnaire was prepared and used to assess the knowledge regarding blood donation among D.Ed. students consisted of two parts: Part I: Socio demographic variables. Part II: Self-administered knowledge questionnaire. Results: Majority of the D.Ed. students 37(74%) were in between age group of 18-20 years, followed by 13(26%) were in the age group of 21 and above. Out of 50 D.Ed. students, 30(60%) were male, 20(40%) were female. 25(50%) were living in urban area, followed by 25(50%) were in rural area. Out of 50 D.Ed. students, majority were exposed to mass media like newspaper 17(34%), TV 11(22%), health information booklet 14(28%), followed by others 8(16%). Among 50 D.Ed. students, 24(48%) were donated blood, followed by 26(50%) were not donated blood. Interpretation and conclusion: The overall findings of the study shown that D.Ed. students were having inadequate knowledge regarding blood donation. The gain in mean knowledge score after administration of informational booklet is statistically significant at 0.001 level. Keywords: Effectiveness, informational booklet, blood donation, D.Ed. students.
How to cite : Kanakalmath R, Eshwarappa S, Effectiveness of Informational Booklet on Knowledge Regarding Blood Donation among D.Ed. Students, in Selected Colleges at Tumkur. Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res 2020;2(3):116-123
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