Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors that influence blood donation in Perú: results of a national survey, 2022

Keywords: Blood Donation, Sociodemographic Factors, Sociocultural Factors

Abstract

Background: Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors influence blood donation in various countries, our objective of study was to determine what are the factors that influence blood donation in Peru. The study: An observational, crosssectional study was conducted in people between 18 and 60 years at the national level, the data were analyzed using SPSS v.20 Findings: The study sample was 739 people, 50.4% men; It was determined that there is good knowledge about blood donation with a percentage greater than 50% of questions answered correctly, likewise there is a positive attitude towards blood donation Conclusions: The sociocultural factors that influence blood donation is ignorance, 40% of the participants do not know the basic requirements to be a blood donor, another factor is the false belief. because they are taking medication, they cannot donate blood (47%).

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Published
2024-03-03
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Almeyda Alcántara JA, Fuentes Rivera Salcedo TJ, Torres Lopez JK, Riveros Salazar JP, Nicho Machado LE, Pampa Espinoza L, Celada Padilla A, Bustamante Guevara JC, Gendrau Acho SJ, Fernández Fuentes R, Ramírez Aylas MP, Huarcaya Damiano J, Quispicondor Arteaga LE, Barbeyto Toribio IA, Maydana Aguilar K, Vílchez Enríquez P, Cerón Castañeda M del CG. Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors that influence blood donation in Perú: results of a national survey, 2022. Acta Med Peru [Internet]. 2024Mar.3 [cited 2024Nov.14];40(4). Available from: http://www.amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2716
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES