Blood donation practice and predictors among university and college students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the pooled blood donation practice and its predictors among university and college students in Ethiopia. Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: , and Q statistic and handled by subgroup analysis, meta-regression, and sensitivity analysis. Publication bias was checked by funnel plot and Egger's test. Results: This systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies that included 9048 students revealed that the pooled estimate of blood donation practice was 26 % (CI: 22, 31). Age of students (POR = 3.22; CI: 1.83, 5.68), faculty (POR = 2.44; CI: 1.74, 3.41), knowledge (POR = 2.89; CI: 1.89, 4.41), and attitude (POR = 1.93; CI: 1.43, 2.62) were found to have a significant association with blood donation practice. Conclusion: The pooled estimate of blood donation practice indicated that only a quarter of university and college students donated blood, which is limited. Therefore, Ethiopian Ministry of Health, regional health bureaus, blood banks, the universities and colleges, the students' council, and other stakeholders shall pay due attention to blood donation.

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