en Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Pediatric Hematology & Oncology پژوهشي Original Article <p><strong>Background:</strong> 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. </p><p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> 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. </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> 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<0.001). There was a positive and significant relationship between the students attitude and awareness (P<0.001 and r=0.22). With an increase in students awareness about blood donation, their attitude would improve as well. Only 24.6% of all students reported a history of blood donation whose awareness and attitude were better than other students (P<0.001). </p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Generally, evaluated students were not aware enough about blood donation. It is necessary to find obstacles and eliminate them to improve the situation. </p> Blood donors, Students, Awareness, Attitude 107 110 http://ijbc.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2-13&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hossein Safizadeh 1003194753284600130 1003194753284600130 Yes Nasim Pourdamghan 1003194753284600131 1003194753284600131 No Batool Mohamadi 1003194753284600132 1003194753284600132 No