A Pilot Trial To Assess College Student’s Willingness To Donate Blood.

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 4029-4029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick G. Demmons ◽  
Colleen P. Crittenden ◽  
Mark Lee ◽  
Beth H. Shaz ◽  
Miriam Burnett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Recruitment Methods ◽  
School Work ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Donation Frequency

Abstract Background: Nationally, African Americans are significantly underrepresented in community blood donation programs. The need to understand the willingness to donate blood among African Americans is essential. In this study, we explore factors that serve as motivators and barriers to blood donation identified by college students at two Historical Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs). Methods: HBCU students at least 18 years of age were given the opportunity to complete a paper-based or on-line 41-item questionnaire to assess the participant’s demographic background, donation frequency, motivators and barriers toward donation, knowledge and beliefs regarding blood donation, and specific behavioral practices. No personal identifiers were used. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted to describe the sample. Results: 409 individuals completed the survey. 95% self-identified as African-American and 45% of college students reported previously donating blood. Student’s felt that incentives, personal requests to donate from blood centers, blood drives sponsored by campus organizations, and the university involvement in promoting blood drives were significant motivating factors for donating blood (p<.05). Significant barriers against blood donation included believing donation was too painful, fear of feeling faint, dizzy, or nauseated, losing valuable time from school or work, too time consuming, and fear of deferral (p<.05). Conclusions: College students are willing to donate blood based on convenience, accessibility, and support from their university. Campus-based recruitment methods geared towards students, specifically those of African American descent, may prove beneficial for increasing the general pool of African American blood donors. Significant relationships between barriers, motivators, and donor status Χ2 Sig. *p<.05 Barriers against blood donation Too painful 60.20 .000 Would feel faint, dizzy, or nauseated 42.15 .000 Will lose valuable time from school/work 16.82 .002 Previously been told not to donate 8.49 .004 Takes too long 37.41 .000 Motivators toward blood donation Incentive for donating 14.56 .006 Personal request to donate from blood center 10.15 .038 Blood drive sponsored by campus organization 26.29 .000 University involvement in promoting blood drives 5.36 .021

Racial Differences in Motivators and Barriers to Blood Donation Among Blood Donors

2009 ◽  
Vol 133 (9) ◽  
pp. 1444-1447
Author(s):  
Beth H. Shaz ◽  
Derrick G. Demmons ◽  
Krista L. Hillyer ◽  
Robert E. Jones ◽  
Christopher D. Hillyer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Center Staff ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Donation Frequency ◽  
The Right

Abstract Context.—Nationally, African Americans are underrepresented in community blood donation programs. To increase blood donation by African Americans, differences between motivators and barriers to blood donation between races should be investigated. Objective.—To investigate motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American and white blood donors. Design.—An 18-item, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire regarding demographics and motivators and barriers to donation was completed by blood donors at a predominately African American and a predominately white fixed donation site. Results.—A total of 599 participants (20% African American, 75% white, and 5% other) completed the survey. The most commonly reported reasons to donate included: “because it is the right thing to do” (45% African Americans and 62% white) and “because I want to help save a life” (63% African Americans and 47% white). Unpleasant experiences did not differ as a barrier to continue donation between African Americans and whites. African Americans placed more importance on donating blood to someone with sickle cell disease, convenience of blood donation, treatment of donor center staff, and level of privacy during the screening process. Conclusions.—These data suggest that in a large metropolitan area, reasons for donation among African American and white donors differ. To retain and increase donation frequency of African American donors, these factors should be considered in creating an African American donor recruitment and retention program.

Locus of Control, Depression, and Anger among African-Americans

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 482-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Young ◽  
Laurence A. French ◽  
S. N. Wailes
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Racial Composition ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Report Measure

Subjects, 98 African-American college students, were given a measure of belief in locus of control, a self-report measure of depression, and three scales from the Buss and Durkee Hostility Inventory. Depression and belief in control by powerful others correlated only for subjects with low scores on Assaultive, Verbal, and Indirect Hostility. The findings, using nonwhite subjects, replicate a previous study in which the racial composition was not indicated.

Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among African American College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quiera M. Lige ◽  
Bridgette J. Peteet ◽  
Carrie M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Impostor Phenomenon ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
The Relationship

The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) is marked by an individual’s persistent perception of incompetency despite contrary evidence. The presence of IP has been found to negatively affect many college students, but literature on IP among African American college students, specifically, is limited. Previous literature has emphasized a positive association between racial identity and self-esteem for African Americans, and an inverse association between self-esteem and IP among non-African American samples. However, few studies have examined these variables in African American undergraduate samples. Objectives: The current study examined the relationships between racial identity, self-esteem, and IP among African American undergraduate students. It was hypothesized that self-esteem would mediate the relationship between racial identity and IP. Method: The participants were 112 (74% female) self-identified African American undergraduate students who completed an online survey. Results: Mediation testing via bootstrapping revealed support for the hypothesis—self-esteem mediated the relationship between racial identity and IP. Conclusion: University initiatives should focus on creating inclusive environments that foster racial identity development and self-esteem for African Americans to reduce experiences of IP.

scholarly journals Motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American college students

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth H. Shaz ◽  
Derrick G. Demmons ◽  
Colleen P. Crittenden ◽  
Claudine V. Carnevale ◽  
Mark Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
African American College Students

scholarly journals The negative stereotypes about mental health, and African-American College students’ willingness to seek counseling

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Quaneshia S. Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Many

Mental health issues, such as excessive stress, anxiety and depression, are common among the college students. Students from minority populations disproportionally experience these issues, which impacts their overall functioning. It is well known that African Americans and others underutilise mental health service and are more likely to discontinue services even when they seek such services. Given this observation, the present study examines the attitude of African American college students towards seeking mental health services. Specifically, the study will highlight negative stereotypes attached to seeking mental health services, and how these impact the willingness of African American college students to seek mental health services. The study will explore ways to combat these negative stereotypes. Additionally, the study will also discuss the many barriers that come in to play with African Americans in seeking mental health opportunities. Keywords: Stereotypes, African Americans, mental Health, counseling, willingness.

Effects of word-of-mouth on the behavior of Austrian blood donors: a case study of the Red Cross Blood Donation Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Martin ◽  
Dorothea Greiling ◽  
Nina Leibetseder
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Donation Frequency ◽  
Donation Intention ◽  
Willingness To Recommend

Summary The procurement of blood is an essential challenge of today’s health care. Current studies emphasize the influence of word-of-mouth (WOM) on health care behavior, including blood donation. Still, there exists no study which systematically investigates how WOM affects the behavior of blood donors. Therefore, this paper aims to contribute to this lack of research by focusing on Austrian blood donors as possible receivers and senders of WOM. A survey was distributed to 300 donors of the Austrian Red Cross with a return of 245 surveys. The results highlight the strong influence of WOM on the awareness of the blood service and the willingness to donate blood. Further, structured and organized procedures, friendly employees and respectful interaction were found to be important factors determining willingness to recommend blood donation. Family members as well as friends are the preferred WOM-receivers and the personal face-to-face contact is the favored channel of communication. The results also show that WOM-behavior is strongly influenced by factors such as age, gender and donation frequency. By helping blood bank managers to better understand how WOM affects donation intention and behavior, this study provides a new approach to attract blood donors.

Comparison of Measures of Socioeconomic Status between Ethnic Groups

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 699-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terilee Edwards-Hewitt ◽  
James J. Gray
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Class ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Socioeconomic Class

It has been hypothesized that African Americans report lower scores than Caucasians on standardized tests of socioeconomic status. College students were asked to report their family's socioeconomic class. In addition, the Revised Hollings-head four-factor socioeconomic questionnaire was given. Both groups surveyed, African American and Caucasian, underestimated their social class, but there were no differences between the groups.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Brain Healthy Diets Among Older Midwestern African Americans

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 946-946
Author(s):  
Ashley Shaw ◽  
Samantha Fikru ◽  
Jannette Berkley-Patton ◽  
Chris Goode ◽  
Jaime Perales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Status ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Dementia Risk ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Eating Practices

Abstract Emerging evidence suggests that up to half of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases are a result of modifiable risk factors related to poor diet such as blood pressure and diabetes, disproportionately affecting African Americans. Adherence to brain healthy diets remains low among African Americans. Therefore, it is important to understand needs, preferences, and barriers to inform intervention designs aimed to reduce AD risk among African Americans. Using a qualitative community-based research approach, we conducted six semi-structured focus group discussions (n= 30) to explore older African American experiences with brain healthy diets, preferences, and barriers to eating healthy. Secondly, we assessed the feasibility and acceptability of collecting biomarkers of health status and dietary behaviors among African Americans. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify emerging themes and biomarkers of health status were analyzed using descriptive statistics. We identified four themes: “Knowledge and Beliefs about Brain Healthy Diets,” “Eating Practices,” “Ways to Improve Dietary Practices,” and “Preferences for Enhancing Awareness about Brain Healthy Diets.” Themes indicated that older African Americans are receptive to healthy dietary consumption but perceived lack of education, cost, access, and perception of losing one’s culture as barriers to adherence. A total of 87.5% of participants completed biomarker assessments and 82% tested positive for 1 or more cardiovascular risk factor. Our study identified ways to enhance brain healthy dietary practices to reduce dementia risk. Also, our study demonstrated feasibility and acceptability in collecting AD related biomarkers in the African American community.

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