TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................... i
COPYRIGHT.................................................................................................................................. ii
DECLARATION ...........................................................................................................................iii
APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iv
DEDICATION................................................................................................................................ v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT............................................................................................................. vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................. vii
LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... xi
LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... xii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ...............................................................................................................xiii
Definition of the key terms.......................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................................. 1
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem statement..................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Purpose of the study.................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Specific Objectives ................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Research question ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Significances of the study ......................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Justification of the study ........................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 7
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE...................................................................................... 7
2.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 7
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2.1 The knowledge of patients towards blood transfusion. ............................................................ 7
2.2. The attitudes of patients towards blood transfusion. ............................................................... 9
2.3 Beliefs of patients towards blood transfusion......................................................................... 11
CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 14
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 14
3.2 Study design and rational........................................................................................................ 14
3.3 Study setting and rational........................................................................................................ 14
3.4.0 Study population .................................................................................................................. 15
3.4.1 Sample size determination ................................................................................................... 15
3.4.2 Sampling procedure ............................................................................................................. 15
3.4.3 Inclusion criteria .................................................................................................................. 16
1.4.3 Exclusion criteria ................................................................................................................. 16
3.5 Definition of variables ............................................................................................................ 16
3.6 Research instruments.............................................................................................................. 17
3.6.1 Data collection method .........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.6.2 Data collection tools ............................................................................................................ 17
3.6.3 Self-administered Questionnaires........................................................................................ 17
3.7 Data collection Procedure ....................................................................................................... 17
3.7.1 Data Management ................................................................................................................ 17
3.7.2 Data analysis........................................................................................................................ 18
3.8 Ethical considerations............................................................................................................. 19
3.9 Limitations and delimitation of the Study .............................................................................. 19
3.10 Dissemination of the results.................................................................................................. 19
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CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................... 20
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALSIS AND INTERPRETATION…………………………….20
4.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..20
4.1 Biographic Data of the Respondents…………………………………………………………20
4.2 Knowledge of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion…………………….21
4.3 Attitudes of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion……………………….24
4.4 Beliefs of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion…………………………26
CHAPTER FIVE………………………………………………………………………………...29
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS……………...29
5.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….….29
5.1 Discussion of the findings……………………………………………………………….…...29
5.1.1 Knowledge of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion…………….…….29
5.1.2 Attitudes of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion……………………..30
5.1.3 Beliefs of patients admitted at KIU-TH towards blood transfusion……………………….32
5.2 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………...33
5.3 Recommendation………………………………………………………………………….…34
5.4 Implication to nursing practice……………………………………………………………....34
5.5 Areas for further research……………………………………………………………………35
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………….36
APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 40
APPENDIX I: CONSENT FORM................................................................................................ 40
APPENDIX II: BUDGET............................................................................................................. 41
APPENDIX III: WORK PLAN.................................................................................................... 42
APPENDIX IV: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PATIENTS............................................................... 43
ABSTRACT The study about the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of patients towards blood transfusion in KIUTH, Bushenyi District. The study was done from Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital which is located in Bushenyi-Ishaka, Municipality Bushenyi District in South western Uganda. This was descriptive cross-sectional study design where both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. Only 40 respondents were used in the study to represent the entire population and these were selected using simple random sampling were used to select the patients so that every patient stands a chance of being selected for the study to avoid bias. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. The study findings found out that majority of respondents had ever done blood transfusion. The conditions for one to do blood transfusion, as patients with serious injuries from car crashes or natural disasters, those with major surgical procedures, and individuals with an illness that causes anemia. Majority of respondents acquired knowledge of blood transfusion as health centres, followed by television and the least mentioned internet. It was further revealed that majority of the respondents would accept to go for any blood transfusion in case, reasons being treating blood loss, under placing or supplementing blood components. Respondents revealed that there are chances of acquiring an infection through blood transfusions. Study findings further concluded that other factors affecting patients’ perceptions towards blood transfusion include; nobody have approached a patient, blood is not used properly, some patients are scared and bad experience of others. Study findings concluded that blood transfusion can be lifesaving for persons who have lost large amounts of blood because of serious accidents, new medical and surgical procedures, civil conflicts, as well as for patients who have become severely anemic because of serious hematological diseases or treatments such as cancer therapy.