- Title
- The effectiveness of blood donor education programmes in secondary schools in Mthatha (Eastern Cape)
- Creator
- Manjezi, Miseka Elizabeth
- Subject
- Blood -- Transfusion -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Blood donors -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Attitudes
- Date Issued
- 2008
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- vital:8701
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1010
- Identifier
- Blood -- Transfusion -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Identifier
- Blood donors -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Attitudes
- Description
- The dissertation takes the form of an impact study. It is based on a ten month period of research involving a literature review, interviews with headmasters of secondary schools who gave permission to survey their students, educational talks to secondary school learners and a survey of 500 learners from different schools in the Mthatha region. Purpose: The research endeavour addressed the problem of investigating the effectiveness of blood donor education in secondary schools in Mthatha region. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a questionnaire-based survey. Five schools namely Mthatha High School, Holy Cross High School, Strategic High School; St Johns’ College and Zamukulungisa High School participated in this study. The Statistical Analysis System was employed to assess the association between the awareness strategies and general donor response. A chi–square test of association, based on the p –value approach, was used to achieve the results. Findings: This study finds that a blood donor education programme can increase blood donation awareness; benefit the schools and community, thus increasing the blood donor base. Receiving information as to the criteria for blood donation and how each individual donation is used to save a life is seen as a powerful means of reinforcement. Research limitations/implications: Further research is recommended on a large scale, involving all schools in Mthatha region. The research was delayed because it employed a new approach and a team had to be appointed before the blood donor centre can be opened. It is further recommended a once–off educational programme is not ideal because learners may not have received blood donation education before and should be repeated in follow-up sessions. Originality: This is the first research study looking at the effectiveness of a blood donor education programme in Mthatha secondary schools.
- Format
- xvi, 88 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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