RT - Journal Article T1 - University Students Awareness and Attitude towards Blood Donation in Kerman City JF - IJBC YR - 2009 JO - IJBC VO - 1 IS - 3 UR - http://ijbc.ir/article-1-13-en.html SP - 107 EP - 110 K1 - Blood donors K1 - Students K1 - Awareness K1 - Attitude AB - Background: Blood transfusion is one of the most crucial needs of the society in multiple diseases and injuries. The only source of blood is donation. Students consist a large and healthy group who are able of providing a large number of blood donation, however, blood donation is rare amongst them. This study was conducted to evaluate students awareness and attitude towards blood donation in Kerman city. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 500 students in Kerman city were evaluated using a questionnaire. T-test, Chi-square and Pearson tests were used for data analysis. Results: The mean (±SD) score of the students awareness and attitude towards blood donation were 1.96 ±3.4 out of 9 and 5.32±45.42 out of 60, respectively. Data analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in students attitude between males and females, while males were more aware than females (P LA eng UL http://ijbc.ir/article-1-13-en.html M3 ER -