{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T10:44:42Z","timestamp":1792579482081,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":30,"publisher":"BMJ","issue":"10","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1792540800000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":20,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["bmj.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["BMJ Open"],"accepted":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,10]]},"DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-119633","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T10:25:18Z","timestamp":1792578318000},"page":"e119633","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Blood donation knowledge, attitudes, previous donation and student community engagement at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Most Tanziman","family":"Ara","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University, Dhaka, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md Rashed","family":"Alam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0612-8369","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Md Mosiur","family":"Rahman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md Sarwar","family":"Zahan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"BRAC University Institute of Educational Development, Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md Azizul","family":"Hakim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sabira Mahabuba","family":"Mika","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO) . Global status report on blood safety and availability. Geneva WHO; 2018."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.2","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO) . Blood Safety and Availability: Key Facts; Geneva WHO; 2022."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"51","DOI":"10.4103\/0973-6247.53880","article-title":"Challenges in blood transfusion services of developing countries","volume":"3","author":"Islam","year":"2009","journal-title":"Asian J Transfus Sci"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.4","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO) . Blood transfusion safety report. Geneva WHO; 2023."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"103379","DOI":"10.1016\/j.transci.2022.103379","article-title":"Factors influencing voluntary blood donation practice among university students of Bangladesh","volume":"61","author":"Bhuiyea","year":"2022","journal-title":"Transfusion and Apheresis Science"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.6","unstructured":"Government of Bangladesh . Blood Transfusion Safety Act, 2002 (Act no.XII of 2002). Bangladesh Gazette; 2002."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.7","unstructured":"World Health Organization Bangladesh . Give blood, give hope: together we save lives: world blood donor day 2025. WHO Bangladesh; 2025."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.8","first-page":"357","article-title":"Zur Kenntnis der Anti-Fermentatiren, Lytrschen and Agglutinierenden Wirkungen des Bluteerums und der Lymphe","volume":"27","author":"Landsteiner","year":"1900","journal-title":"Zentralbi Bakteriol"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"647","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.1984.03340290061023","article-title":"Landmark article July 10, 1937: The therapy of the Cook County Hospital","volume":"251","author":"Fantus","year":"1937","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3329\/bjpath.v24i1.2873","article-title":"Safe Blood Transfusion: Past, Present And Future","volume":"24","author":"Dipta","year":"2009","journal-title":"Bangladesh J Pathol"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.11","unstructured":"Sandhani . Encyclopedia Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh; 2021. Available: https:\/\/en.banglapedia.org\/index.php\/Sandhani"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.12","unstructured":"Badhan (Organization) . Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation; 2025. Available: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Badhan_(organization)"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.13","unstructured":"Bangladesh Red Crescent Society . Official website \u2013 blood program. bangladesh red crescent society. 2026. Available: https:\/\/bdrcs.org\/"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/0973-6247.187937"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"134","DOI":"10.4172\/2332-0877.1000134","article-title":"Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Blood Donation among Undergraduate Medical Students in Karachi","volume":"02","author":"Ahmed","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Infect Dis Ther"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"121","DOI":"10.4103\/0973-6247.83235","article-title":"Attitude to blood donation in Saudi Arabia","volume":"5","author":"Abdel Gader","year":"2011","journal-title":"Asian J Transfus Sci"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.17","first-page":"74","article-title":"Attitude, belief and knowledge about blood donation and transfusion in Saudi population","volume":"24","author":"Al-Drees","year":"2008","journal-title":"Pak J Med Sci"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.puhip.2024.100488","article-title":"Knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood donation: A cross-sectional survey in Khulna city, Bangladesh","volume":"7","author":"Khan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Public Health Pract (Oxf)"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/s12878-018-0130-3","article-title":"Motivational factors for blood donation, potential barriers, and knowledge about blood donation in first-time and repeat blood donors","volume":"18","author":"Mohammed","year":"2018","journal-title":"BMC Hematol"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.20","unstructured":"WHO and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies . Towards 100% voluntary blood donation: a global framework for action. 2010."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.21","unstructured":"Rajshahi Medical College . Department of transfusion medicine. Rajshahi: Rajshahi Medical College. Available: https:\/\/rmc.edu.bd\/department\/clinical\/medicine\/transfusion-medicine [Accessed 25 Sep 2026]."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.22","unstructured":"World Health Organization . Who can give blood. WHO. Available: https:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-blood-donor-day\/who-can-give-blood [Accessed 26 Jun 2026]."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2013.281053"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02310555"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.25","unstructured":"IBM Corp . IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 26.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp, 2019."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.26","unstructured":"Lemeshow S , Hosmer DW , Klar J , et al . Adequacy of sample size in health studies. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1990."},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/s12878-017-0092-x","article-title":"Knowledge, attitude and practice of students towards blood donation in Arsi university and Adama science and technology university: a comparative cross sectional study","volume":"17","author":"Gebresilase","year":"2017","journal-title":"BMC Hematol"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2025-099833","article-title":"Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards blood donation among donors: a cross-sectional study in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China","volume":"15","author":"Jiang","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMJ Open"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-024-58284-4","article-title":"Unveiling blood donation knowledge, attitude, and practices among 12,606 university students: a cross-sectional study across 16 countries","volume":"14","author":"Eltewacy","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sci Rep"},{"key":"2026102103251209000_16.10.e119633.30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2306","DOI":"10.1111\/trf.18062","article-title":"Fear of donation-related stimuli across different levels of donation experience and types of donation (whole-blood and plasma): A cross-sectional study in Italian donors","volume":"64","author":"Bani","year":"2024","journal-title":"Transfusion"}],"container-title":["BMJ Open"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/syndication.highwire.org\/content\/doi\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-119633","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T10:25:21Z","timestamp":1792578321000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/lookup\/doi\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-119633"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,10]]},"references-count":30,"journal-issue":{"issue":"10","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,10]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-119633"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-119633","relation":{},"ISSN":["2044-6055","2044-6055"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2044-6055","type":"print"},{"value":"2044-6055","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,10]]}}}