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• TITLE: Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the General Population of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Blood Donation and Blood Transfusion

  AUTHORS: Jeff Maotela Kabinda, Serge Ahuka Miyanga, Sylvain Yuma Ramazani, Michèle-Wilmet Dramaix

  KEYWORDS: Blood Donation, Bukavu, Transfusion, Blood Donor

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.6 No.18, October 21, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation in the general population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted and enrolled 416 people between 18 and 65 years old at random, living in three health zones in the city of Bukavu in eastern DRC. These subjects responded to a questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation. Results: Our sample consisted of 61.5% men, 70.9% of people from one level of education at the secondary level and 60% unemployed. According to the surveyed subjects blood was considered as a fuel of the body in 44.6% and as a source of life in 44.1%. Sixty-one percent of the population did not know the practice of blood donation; this knowledge differed significantly (p