Open AccessBlood donation during the coronavirus pandemic
Author(s) -
Wiktoria Jawień,
Anna Kądziołka,
Daniela Kułaga,
Barbara Kania,
Beata Jurkiewicz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health promotion and physical activity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2544-9117
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0015.0346
Subject(s) - pandemic , blood donor , blood donations , medicine , donation , covid-19 , family medicine , demography , immunology , disease , political science , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Despite years of research and scientific work, it has not yet been possible to produce such a valuable medication as blood. The pandemic does not reduce the need for blood, quite the opposite. However, due to the pandemic, the number of blood donors has dropped dramatically across the country. The aim of the study was to find out the opinions and attitudes of the respondents towards blood donation during the pandemic period and to assess their knowledge of the principles related to safe blood donation during this period. Material and methods: The study was conducted using a diagnostic survey method and the tool was our own research questionnaire. The study was conducted in February 2021, using Google Forms platform. In total, data were collected from 150 individuals (females: 60.6%, males 39.4%) aged between 16 and 73 years (mean 31.4 ± 12.4 years). Statistical analyses used a significance level of p = 0.05. Results: Nearly 39.7% of the respondents were regular blood donors, 12% of the respondents donated blood several times (12.3%). Blood was donated more often by men, people aged over 30 years, urban residents, and people with higher education (p Conclusions: The current pandemic situation is not an obstacle to donating blood. Blood donations should not be withheld unless there are health contraindications. Due to additional procedures, it is still safe to donate blood. Efforts to promote blood donation during the Covid-19 pandemic should be continued.