The blood donation: Knowledge and attitude of female students at the faculty of applied medical sciences, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia

Background/aim: Blood donation is one of the main ways to save lives. The students at health faculties supposed to have well knowledge and positive attitude about blood donation. Our study aimed to evaluate levels of knowledge and attitude about blood donation among female students at Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a non-experimental, cross-sectional survey it was conducted in September to October 2022. A number of 70 students participated in this study from female section at the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at Al Baha University. A questionnaire was adopted and validated then it was prepared and distributed online. The authors used SPSS program for analysis. The demographic characteristics of students were assessed and shown in tables and figures. The relationships were also assessed and analyzed. Results: The study findings demonstrated that 34.0% of female students had good 31.0% had average and 35% had poor knowledge related to blood donation. Among them 33% had a well attitude, 50% had a fair one and 17% had poor attitudes toward blood donation. Conclusions: The study concluded that more than one-third of the female students in Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at Al Baha University had good knowledge about blood donation and the majority of them had positive attitude towards blood donation.