Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors that influence blood donation in Perú: results of a national survey, 2022

• Autores: Almeyda Alcántara, Juan Antonio, Fuentes Rivera Salcedo, Teófilo José, Torres Lopez, Jacklyn Karen, Riveros Salazar, Joselyn Pamela, Nicho Machado, Liliana Estefania, Pampa Espinoza, Luis, Celada Padilla, Alex, Bustamante Guevara, José Carlos, Gendrau Acho, Segundo Jackier, Fernández Fuentes, Rosemary, Ramírez Aylas, Mirian Paola, Huarcaya Damiano, Jenifer, Quispicondor Arteaga, Liz Esther, Barbeyto Toribio, Irvin Adrian, Maydana Aguilar, Katherine, Vílchez Enríquez, Paola, Cerón Castañeda, María del Carmen Gladys
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Colegio Médico del Perú
• Repositorio: Acta Médica Peruana
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2716
• Enlace del recurso: https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2716
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Blood Donation; Sociodemographic Factors; Sociocultural Factors

Background: Sociodemographic and sociocultural factors influence blood donation in various countries, our objective of study was to determine what are the factors that influence blood donation in Peru. The study: An observational, crosssectional study was conducted in people between 18 and 60 years at the national level, the data were analyzed using SPSS v.20 Findings: The study sample was 739 people, 50.4% men; It was determined that there is good knowledge about blood donation with a percentage greater than 50% of questions answered correctly, likewise there is a positive attitude towards blood donation Conclusions: The sociocultural factors that influence blood donation is ignorance, 40% of the participants do not know the basic requirements to be a blood donor, another factor is the false belief. because they are taking medication, they cannot donate blood (47%).