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    Magnitude of Voluntary Blood Donation Practice and Associated Factors Among Asella Town Residents, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2025
    (2025-05-01) Kenenisa Hailu
    ABSTRACT Background: Blood donation is a critical process that involves collecting blood from healthy donors, ensuring a safe and adequate supply of blood and its components. Voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors are essential for maintaining this supply. In Ethiopia, over 60% of the total yearly collected blood comes from schools and community-based initiatives. However, challenges such as a limited number of voluntary donors, limited access to donation centers, and low participation rates hinder effective blood donation efforts in the country. Objective: To assess the magnitude of voluntary blood donation practices and identify factors associated with them among community members aged 18–65 years in Asella town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, from September 1–30, 2025. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 698 participants selected using a multistage sampling technique with a design effect of 2. Kebeles were chosen through simple random sampling, and households were selected by systematic random sampling. From households with multiple eligible participants, one was selected using the lottery method. Data were collected through structured, pretested, interviewer-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were applied to identify factors associated with blood donation, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05 and 95% confidence intervals. Results: A total of 698 participants were included in the final analysis. Among these participants, Only 15.5% had ever donated blood in their life time. Multivariate logistic regression showed that adults aged 45-65 were less likely to donate blood than those aged 18–25 (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.05-0.53), Respondents without cultural taboos (AOR = 2.46, 95%CI:1.39-4.34), those with a positive attitude (AOR = 5.72, 95%CI:3.11-10.52) were more likely to donate and Participants who had no exposure to blood donation messages were almost entirely absent from donation practice, with an (AOR =0.01; 95% CI: 0.00–0.07, p < 0.001). Conclusion and recommendations: Voluntary blood donation practice in Asella town was found to be low. Factors such as age, marital status, cultural taboos, attitudes, and exposure to information significantly influenced donation. Collaboration, community education and awareness campaigns,are recommended to improve practices Key words: Blood donation practice, voluntary blood donation, Asella town