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The current study aims to assess the beliefs, behaviors, and opinions of the public toward blood donation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This was a cross-sectional study in which a self-created questionnaire with 17-items was used for data collection. The self-administered questionnaire was disseminated between November 2019 and January 2020 through social media (WhatsApp\u00a9 and Facebook\u00a9). Data was analyzed using SPSS program version 26.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    A total of 356 questionnaires were completed with a response rate of 89%. The majority of participants were male 253 (71.1%), 336 (94.4%) considered blood donation important, 350 (98.3%) believed that blood donation saves lives, and 254 (71.3%) agreed to receive blood from voluntary donors. One-hundred sixty-seven (49.4%) were willing to donate blood voluntarily. The barriers to blood donation were fear of needles 86 (24.2%), fear of contracting a chronic disease 84 (23.6%), and lack of time 40 (11.2%). One day off (91.9%) and receiving a token 73.6% were common motivational factors for blood donation. Overall, 57% of the participants had favorable attitudes toward blood donation and 41.9% were knowledgeable. Favorable attitudes were significantly associated with being married (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.018) and having university level of education (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.005). Younger participants (18\u201329 years) had a statistically significant better knowledge than older participants (\u226530 years).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The respondents displayed positive beliefs, opinions, and motivation toward blood donation. Additionally, most of them considered blood donation an important act and a national duty of every individual and are willing to donate in the future.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2021.785568","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,9]],"date-time":"2021-12-09T05:35:35Z","timestamp":1639028135000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Assessment of Beliefs, Behaviors, and Opinions About Blood Donation in Telangana, India\u2014A Cross Sectional Community-Based 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