Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of the Healthcare Personnel of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Regarding Blood Transfusion and Its Products, 2015

Today, blood transfusion and its products are frequently used in surgical and non-surgical procedures. Inadequate knowledge of healthcare personnel in this regard could pose severe risks to the patients. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and performance of healthcare personnel regarding blood transfusion and its products.

This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 205 healthcare personnel at the teaching hospitals affiliated to Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd, Iran in 2015. Data were collected using the questionnaires of demographic data and knowledge, attitude, and performance. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 24 using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and Kruskal-Wallis test.

Poor and moderate knowledge regarding blood transfusion and its products were observed in 53.5% (n=107) and 46.5% (n=93) of the healthcare personnel, respectively. Moreover, 95.4% (n=188) of the healthcare personnel had moderate attitude and performance in this regard. A significant correlation was also observed between gender and performance (P=0.04).

According to the results, the healthcare personnel had poor and moderate knowledge regarding blood transfusion and its products. Therefore, it is recommended that training courses be implemented and the performance of healthcare personnel be assessed using checklists.