Background: Internationally, voluntary non-remunerated blood is considered safe. However,
paid donors account for more than 90% of donated blood in Nigeria. Paid blood donors
constitute a group with high-risk behaviour leading to greater chances of transfusion-
transmitted infections in the recipients. The objective of the study was to assess the
knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation amongst
medical students of University of Benin, Benin City. The study utilized a descriptive cross …

Background: The need for blood is growing and its demand far exceeds the supply. The
major source of safe blood is on the basis of voluntary non-remunerated blood donation
(VNRBD), but the practice of VNRBD is very low probably because of poor knowledge and
lack-lustre attitude towards it. This study determined the knowledge, attitude and practice of
VNRBD among medical students of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri. Methodology: This
was a descriptive cross-sectional school-based study which employed a stratified sampling …