SURVEY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATTITUDES TO BLOOD DONATION

  • Takeshita Akihiro
    Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  • Furumaki Hiroaki
    Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  • Asai Takayoshi
    Japanese Red Cross Chiba Blood Center
  • Kajiwara Michiko
    Department of Transfusion Medicine, Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Iwao Noriaki
    Department of Hematology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital
  • Muroi Kazuo
    Division of Cell Transplantation and Transfusion, Jichi Medical University Hospital

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  • 高校生の献血意識に関する調査

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<p>Blood donor recruitment and retention in the younger generation is an important concern for an aging population in Japan. Successful recruitment of high school student donors will ensure long term supplies of blood. To enhance the effectiveness of this approach it is important to communicate the need for blood donation by high school students and conduct appropriate surveys. Anonymous surveys were designed for high school students, who answered of their own volition. The survey included 50 questions including lifestyle, knowledge of blood donation, efficacy of a campaign to recruit blood donors and previous education on blood donation in their school etc.</p><p>We obtained answers from 95.0% of 16,333 students surveyed. The proportion of male and female students was even. 7.7% of students had at least one experience of blood donation. The students often experienced feelings of fatigue, suffered from sleeplessness and tried dieting in their daily life, these could relate to adverse event. The study clarified that many students lacked sufficient information about blood donation and transfusion. Substantial time and effort must be devoted to educating the student population on the need for blood transfusion, as well as on the safety and risk factors associated with blood donation.</p>

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