Donate Blood by 5 A Every two seconds

Donate Blood by 5 A

• Every two seconds, a patient is in need for blood! • About one of every seven people entering a hospital requires a blood transfusion ! • There is a shortage of active blood donors to meet the increased demand of blood !!

children adults Premature infants • Cancer • Heart surgeries • Thalassemia and SCA • Cancer • Trauma • Organ transplant •

• Reach out for the members of society • Educate and inform them of how these patients suffer from the lack of donors because • It’s our obligation to let everybody know

• A campaign to: assess Knowledge • Attitude • practice • Identify & recruit Potential • voluntary donors amongst them determine The • association between blood donation and gender

• To increase the community awareness about blood donation. • The importance of blood donation. • To identify the causes that either motivates or hinders the donation. • To report the obstacles that can face the donor. • How can one be an active donor • To identify the donor selection criteria.

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This cross-sectional study was designed to understand attitudes toward blood donation. The study was conducted on a form of questionnaire at December 2012 KAUH Medically Educated n=128 RED SEA MALL None Medically Educated n=195

The Importance of Blood Donation Medically Educated 99. 20% 99% Non Medically Educated 0. 80% YES NO 1%

Compensation Should be Given to the Donor Medically Educated Non Medically Educated 83% 57% 43% 17% YES NO

Type of compensation Medically Educated None Mically Educated 91. 30% 78. 90% 44% 23. 60% agree for money agree for gift

Reasons for Refuse Donation Medically Educated 15. 90% None Medically Educated 16. 40% 15. 40% 7. 80% fear lack of time

Reasons of Rejection Medcally Educated Non Medically Educated 50% 46. 20% 28. 60% 19% weight&age other

ATTITUDE More Campaign Blood Donation

Special thanks to : • Dr. Basem Beirouti (supervisor) • Rehab Al-Malki (photographer) • Samah Osailan (volunteer)

Done by: • • • Sharifa Al-Amri Zainab Mofti Roaa Al-Abbadi Duaa Jabrah Wejdan Ba-amer Alia Albakaye Reham Al-Malki Alferdose Hariri Rawan Alsaedi Somayah Al-Ghamdi Shoroog Wazen Eman Al-Otybi