Assessing Factors Influencing Voluntary Blood Donation among High School Students in Tanzania: A Case of Selected High Schools in the Mwanza Region.

Nuhu, Salehe (2025) Assessing Factors Influencing Voluntary Blood Donation among High School Students in Tanzania: A Case of Selected High Schools in the Mwanza Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined factors influencing voluntary blood donation among high school students in Mwanza City. Specifically, the study investigated knowledge level, attitude and scrutinized practices among high school students toward voluntary blood donation in Mwanza City. The study used a positivist philosophy, descriptive research design, and quantitative approach, with 318 respondents from 1553 high school students in Mwanza City, Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS. The results revealed that most of the respondents (over 57.1%), were not aware of their blood group category. This implies that most of the high school students in Mwanza City have never donated blood. In terms of attitude among the high school students toward voluntary blood donation, most students (over 82.5%), said that they are ready to donate blood in the future. These results imply that most high school students in Mwanza City had a positive attitude toward voluntary blood donations. A study reveals that 84.1% of high school students have never donated blood, but are willing to do so in the future, while 17.9% have never donated blood except for payment. These results imply that the government needs to put more efforts in motivating high school students in voluntary blood donation. The study suggests that the National Blood Transfusion Services should enhance awareness and understanding of voluntary blood especially in high schools. Keywords: Voluntary Blood donation, National Blood Transfusion Services, High School Students, Mwanza Region.

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