Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Students' Knowledge About Blood and Blood Products Transfusion's Evaluation.

Introduction: Blood transfusion is the process of delivering blood and blood products directly into a patient's circulatory system. There have been many studies on blood and blood product transfusions until today; Generally, the results of surveys conducted to measure the knowledge of transfusion medicine among physicians, residents, and undergraduate medical students have demonstrated the need for additional training in this field. With this study, we evaluated the achievement level of the targets in the transfusion medicine field and the factors affecting the achievement of the Medical Doctors who are about to graduate from Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine. Method: The study was planned as a survey study with the participation of Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine students. 3 groups were selected as 4-5-6th grades. Our sample size is to be 25 students for each group (n1=n2=n3=25) making in 75 students. The sample has a 95% confidence level. IBM SPSS v.25 Was used for statistical analyses. Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for parametric and nonparametric data, respectively. P<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results: A statistically significant difference was found between 4th and 5th grades (p=0.001), 5th and 6th grades (p=0.001), and 4th and 6th grades (p<0.001) in the 5th and 8th questions, which have a special importance for us in transfusion. According to the analysis results of our questionnaire, a significant difference was found between the 4th, 5th and 6th grades (p<0.001). Conclusion: The result of our survey shows that from the 4th grade to the 6th grade, the knowledge of transfusion medicine increases significantly. This information supports that Bezmialem University is a competent and exemplary institution in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]