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Acta Médica Peruana
On-line version ISSN 1728-5917
Abstract
ALMEYDA ALCANTARA, Juan Antonio et al. Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors that influence blood donation in Perú: results of a national survey, 2022. Acta méd. Peru [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.4, pp.294-299. Epub Feb 01, 2024. ISSN 1728-5917. http://dx.doi.org/10.35663/amp.2023.404.2716.
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%).
Keywords : Blood Donation, Sociodemographic Factors; Sociocultural Factors.
