Introduction: Blood donation refers to the process of collecting, testing, preparing and storing blood and blood components, donors are most commonly unpaid volunteers. The shortage of voluntary blood donors is a problem in many countries including India. Many precious lives are lost because of lack of voluntary blood donors. Immediate measures are required to eliminate myths in the community regarding blood donation in order to encourage voluntary donation. Objectives: To assess the knowledge about blood donation and its benefits among adolescent college students. To find out the association between knowledge of blood donation and selected demographic variables Methodology: After obtaining formal permission from principle and ethical committee the study was conducted in NRI College of Nursing, Chinakakani, Guntur. Sample were selected by using Non probability purposive sampling technique. The study included 100 adolescents who fulfilled inclusion criteria and 20 questions it took 30 minutes to complete the tool. The data collection procedure was done for a period of 1 week and the data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The knowledge regarding blood donation among adolescent college students 3 (3%) had adequate knowledge, 26(26%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 71(71%) students had inadequate knowledge. Conclusion: The study concluded that, majority of adolescent college students had inadequate knowledge regarding blood donation. Hence future researchers encourage the public education and programme which enable public to have accurate knowledge and positive attitude about blood donation.
Key words: Blood donation, knowledge, adolescent college students.
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