Akhmed Aslam

Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Publications

  • Research   
    Interaction of Twitter Users with Blood Donation Requests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Author(s): Saeed M Kabrah*, Akhmed Aslam, Duaa M Atas, Hanin A Qashqari, Ragad S Sever and Hebath Kabrah

    Background: Twitter is currently one of the important social networking platforms worldwide and especially in the Arab community. In Saudi Arabia alone, there are more than 4.5 million users, among which, are those with Twitter accounts who promote the need for blood donors. The extent of public interaction with such requests and the awareness of the Saudi society, regarding blood donation requests and dissemination, remain unclear and have not been studied. This study made attempts to address how people interact with these requests on Twitter. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2017 to April 2018 using an electronic self-administrated questionnaire. The study included 865 individuals living in Saudi Arabia. Results: the majority of participants in this study were female (86.2%). More than half of the participants were between 20-29 years of age... Read More»

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