The willingness to donate blood: an empirical analysis of socio-demographic and motivation-related determinants

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter K Tscheulin ◽  
Jörg Lindenmeier
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Importance ◽  
Very High

Since the willingness to donate blood is not very high among large parts of the population, a better understanding of the determinants for the willingness to donate blood is of significant importance. This article is intended to contribute to higher uniformity of results in the context of research on blood donation behaviour. Exploratory factor analysis and non-parametric tests are used to accomplish this. Potentially important socio-demographic and motivation-related variables particularly affecting the willingness to donate blood are examined. As an addition to the existing literature, the influence of the individual importance of structural characteristics of blood donation facilities, such as the standard of the facility's medical equipment or the training of the facility's staff, will be tested for its effects on the willingness to donate blood. The analysis will also include the influence of direct or indirect personal involvement on the part of the respondent. The results of the study indicate that typical blood donors are young women or men who are studying or possess a higher level of education. Furthermore, potential blood donors can easily be attracted by pecuniary incentives and word of mouth. Unlike non-donors, potential blood donors are not idle, have no fear of infections due to the donation and want reasonable opening hours of blood donation facilities.

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.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of markers of transfusiontransmissible diseases in positive blood donors detected in routine screening in the Blood Bank of Hospital Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, Costa Rica. Period 2015 – 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
Jean Pablo Castro-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Blood Components ◽  
Blood Banks ◽  
Scientific Ethics ◽  
The Individual

Blood is one of the fundamental tissues of our body. Blood donation allows blood banks to meet hospital needs for blood components. Blood transfusion is an activity that carries a risk, originated by a series of causal actions derived from the individual characteristics of donors and patients. Blood components are biological products and as such, they can never be exempt from the risk of transmitting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis, among others. Thanks to the investigation of the donor database of the Blood Bank of Hospital Dr. Carlos Luis Valverde Vega and the annual statistics of the blood bank, the statistics referring to donations were obtained, according to the type, grade of acceptance and as well as the prevalence of mandatory screening infectious diseases in the blood bank, between the years 2015 and 2019, with the respective authorization of the corresponding scientific ethics committee. This study reported a prevalence for Anti HB Core of 0.99%, 0.14% for HBsAg, 0.11% for syphilis, 0.05% for hepatitis C, 0.02% for HIV and 0% for the disease de Chagas and HTLV I / II. By using the bases of this work, future analyzes with a similar premise may be developed in different blood banks of the different health centers in our country.

scholarly journals The Statistical Analysis of Factors Explaining the Intention of Public for Blood Donation in Jamshoro, Sindh

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Nazia Parveen Gill ◽  
Fozia Parveen Panhwar ◽  
Sunbul Naeem Cheema ◽  
Raja Muhammad Ilyas
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Media

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine different factors explaining the intention of public in context of blood donation in the district of Jamshoro, Sindh. Methodology: The data were collected of 400 samples from four different tehsils of Jamshoro. The data was collected through well-structured questionnaire. The survey was conducted in 2019 and cluster sampling technique was used. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was examined, and Chi-Square test was applied for final analysis. Findings: The public's willingness to donate blood is limited, according to this study (χ2 (1) = 0.88, p=0.39). The media does not perform any significant role in awareness generating and educating the general public about the importance of donating blood (χ2 (1) = 24.35, p=0.001). Women make up a small percentage of blood donors in society (χ2 (1) = 0.05, p=0.82). This research also compares blood donors and non-donors based on gender and age. The contribution of blood donors in younger age was higher (χ2 (3) = 19.31, p=0.01) in males (χ2 (1) = 27.98, p=0.001). Conclusion: The awareness of blood donation was higher in males, higher education, and young age peoples (18-28) years. Furthermore, the awareness about blood donation should be made known through electronic and print media along with the educational programs at educational institutions. Blood bank lab assistants should be given training to keep up to date with the latest information on blood donation, samples, and screening tests.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Factors Associated with Voluntary Blood Donation among University Students in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elionora Elias ◽  
Wilhellmuss Mauka ◽  
Rune N. Philemon ◽  
Damian J. Damian ◽  
Michael J. Mahande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
The Future ◽  
Donated Blood

Background. Understanding the knowledge and awareness of blood donation among potential blood donors in the population, like young people, and the associated attitudes and practices is important. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study whereby a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the consenting participants. Results. A total of 422 participants were enrolled. Their mean age was 24.2 (SD 3.6) years. Of the 422, 30% have ever donated blood. 55% of those who had ever donated were repeated blood donors. Majority of the participants (93%) had positive attitudes towards blood donation and 88% were willing to donate in the future. Factors that were significantly associated with ever donating blood were male gender, knowing a person who has donated blood, knowledge of the amount of blood donated, willingness to donate in the future, and not expecting any postdonation reward. Discussion. High awareness, positive attitude, and high intention to donate in the future should be used to underscore the need to educate the young people on the value of blood donation in saving lives and to give them correct information on overall requirements for blood donation.

scholarly journals Demographic Profile, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Blood Donors in a Low-Middle Income Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Angelie Abegail Q. Naranja ◽  
Myra Dela Peña Oruga ◽  
Sheila R. Bonito
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Relationship Of

Demographic profile, knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of blood donors in a low-middle income setting was investigated in this study. The study determined the demographic profile of blood donors in terms of sex, age, ethnicity and level of education and measured the level of knowledge, attitude and practices in terms of blood donation. The relationship of the donor profiles in terms of level of knowledge, attitude and practices was also determined. It utilized a cross-sectional study design which was conducted from February-October 2020. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the volunteers of blood donors of a non-institution-based blood bank establishment in Baguio City. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. Ethical clearance was obtained and was approved. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents were female (59.2%) with age ranged from 18–30 years old (75.3%) and in collegiate level (83.2%). Majority of the respondents’ ethnicities were Tagalog (25.9%). Study revealed that respondents have a high level of knowledge in relation to blood donation, the attitude of the respondents revealed that blood donor had strong agreement to positive statements and disagreement to negative statements. Most of the respondents donated in the past, 62.3% are lapsed donors, 18% were first time donors and the majority had an intention to donate in the future. In terms of relationship of Demographic Profile to KAP, only Practices revealed a significant relationship to sex, age, ethnicity and level of education with P value ranging from 0.05–<0.0001.

scholarly journals Simple Reciprocal Fairness Message to Enhance Non-Donor’s Willingness to Donate Blood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eamonn Ferguson ◽  
Abigail R A Edwards ◽  
Barbara M Masser
Keyword(s):  
Correction Factor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Total N ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Donor Numbers ◽  
Donation Behavior

Abstract Background Against a background of declining blood donor numbers, recruiting new donors is critical for the effective operations of healthcare providers. Thus, interventions are needed to recruit new blood donors. Purpose We provide initial evidence for Voluntary Reciprocal Altruism (VRA) to enhance nondonors’ willingness to become blood donors. VRA interventions involve asking two questions: one on accepting a blood transfusion if needed and one on willingness to donate. As early trials often use self-reports of willingness to perform blood donation behavior, we derive a correction factor to better estimate actual behavior. Finally, we explore the effect of VRA interventions on two prosocial emotions: gratitude and guilt. Methods Across three experiments (two in the UK and one in Australia: Total N = 1,208 nondonors) we manipulate VRA messages and explore how they affect both reported willingness to make a one-off or repeat blood donation and influence click through to blood donation, organ donation and volunteering registration sites (behavioral proxies). We report data from a longitudinal cohort (N = 809) that enables us to derive a correction for self-reported behavioral willingness. Results Across the three experiments, we show that exposure to a question that asks about accepting a transfusion if needed increased willingness to donate blood with some spillover to organ donor registration. We also show that gratitude has an independent effect on donation and report a behavioral correction factor of .10. Conclusions Asking nondonors about accepting a transfusion if needed is likely to be an effective strategy to increase new donor numbers.

scholarly journals Knowledge Level, Motivators and Barriers of Blood Donation among Students at Qatar University

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 926
Author(s):  
Amal Abdulsalam Ibrahim ◽  
Muammer Koç ◽  
Atiyeh M. Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Chi Square Test

In Qatar, one out of every ten patients admitted to the hospitals is in urgent need of a blood transfusion or blood products. The aims of this study are as follows: (1) to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about blood donation and (2) to identify the factors that contribute to the willingness to donate blood among young adults. A cross-sectional survey using a constructed questionnaire was conducted among students at Qatar University. A total of 590 responses were collected, out of which 423 were suitable for analysis. Only 72 out of 472 (15%) participants were blood donors. The chi-square test and t-test were then used to study the association of blood donation status with different factors. Significant values were considered to be p ≤ 0.5. Gender and age were found to be significantly associated with blood donation status, with a higher frequency of donation among males and adults above the age of 24 years old. On the other hand, the total knowledge score was found to not be significantly associated with blood donation status with a mean score of 60.5% for both groups (blood donors, non-blood donors). The most common motivators that encouraged blood donors were donating to help people, followed by having a blood mobile unit come to your place, whereas the most common barriers reported by non-blood donors were failing to meet the requirements, followed by “never having been asked to give blood”. This is the first study in Qatar to assess blood donation status. It provides insights that would help in developing effective strategies for the recruitment and retention of young adult blood donors in Qatar and countries with similar cultures. Raising awareness about blood donation, along with providing more mobile blood donation units at public places, will aid in increasing the frequency of blood donation among young adults.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Voluntary Blood Donation among Healthcare Workers at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedict Nwogoh ◽  
Usimenahon Aigberadion ◽  
Alexander Ikenna Nwannadi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Benin City ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The University ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction. Adequate and safe blood supply has remained a challenge in developing countries like ours. There is a high dependency on family replacement and remunerated blood donors in our environment which carries an attendant increased risk of transfusion transmissible infection. Objectives. The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation among healthcare workers (nonphysicians) and to identify and recruit potential voluntary blood donors. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. A total of 163 staffs were recruited. Pretest questionnaires were used to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary blood donation. Statistical Analysis. The responses were collated and analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16. The association between blood donation practice and gender of respondents, category of staff, and level of education was tested using Chi-square and Fisher’s tests where appropriate. were considered statistically significant. Results. The median age of the respondents was 32 years (18–56) with females accounting for 55.6% (90). A total of 74.8% (122) attained tertiary education, and 55.8% (91) of respondents were senior staffs. The majority has good knowledge and positive attitude towards donation; however, only 22.1% (36) have donated blood with 41.7% (15) of these being voluntary. Male workers were more likely to donate (). There is no significant association between blood donation and level of education. Conclusion. There is a strong disparity between the knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary donation amongst healthcare workers.

scholarly journals Questionnaire-Related Deferrals in Regular Blood Donors in Norway

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkon Reikvam ◽  
Kjersti Svendheim ◽  
Anne S. Røsvik ◽  
Tor Hervig
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Blood Bank ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Blood Components ◽  
Donor Motivation ◽  
Skin Ulcers ◽  
Willingness To Donate

Voluntary donation is a key issue in transfusion medicine. To ensure the safety of blood transfusions, careful donor selection is important. Although new approaches to blood safety have dramatically reduced the risks for infectious contamination of blood components, the quality and the availability of blood components depend on the willingness to donate and the reliability of the information given by the donors about their own health, including risk behavior. As donors who are deferred by the blood bank will be less motivated to return for donation, it is important to reduce the number of deferrals. The aims of the present study were to investigate the reasons for deferral of registered donors coming to the blood bank for donation, in order to identify areas of importance for donor education—as these deferrals potentially could be avoided by better donor comprehension. Deferral related to testing of donors is not included in this study as these deferrals are dependent on laboratory results and cannot be indentified by questionnaire or interview. Data were collected from all blood donors in a period for 18 months who came for blood donation at a large university hospital in Norway. 1 163 of the 29 787 regular donors, who showed up for donation, were deferred (3.9%). The main reasons were intercurrent illness (n=182) (15.6%), skin ulcers (n=170) (14.6%), and risk behaviour (n=127) (10.9%). In a community, intercurrent illnesses, skin ulcers, and potential risk behavior are the most frequent reasons for deferral of regular donors. Strategized effort on donor education is needed, as “failure to donate” reduces donor motivation.

F.VIII R:Ag in Hepatitis

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kotitschke ◽  
J. Scharrer
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Rabbit Antiserum ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Plastic Plate ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Acute Hepatitis B ◽  
The One

F.VIII R:Ag was determined by quantitative immunelectrophoresis (I.E.) with a prefabricated system. The prefabricated system consists of a monospecific f.VIII rabbit antiserum in agarose on a plastic plate for the one and two dimensional immunelectrophoresis. The lognormal distribution of the f.VIII R:Ag concentration in the normal population was confirmed (for n=70 the f.VIII R:Ag in % of normal is = 95.4 ± 31.9). Among the normal population there was no significant difference between blood donors (one blood donation in 8 weeks; for n=43 the f.VIII R:Ag in % of normal is = 95.9 ± 34.0) and non blood donors (n=27;f.VIII R:Ag = 94.6 ± 28.4 %). The f.VIII R:Ag concentration in acute hepatitis B ranged from normal to raised values (for n=10, a factor of 1.8 times of normal was found) and was normal again after health recovery (n=10, the factor was 1.0). in chronic hepatitis the f.VIII R:Ag concentration was raised in the majority of the cases (for n=10, the factor was 3.8). Out of 22 carrier sera 20 showed reduced, 2 elevated levels of the f.VIII R:Ag concentration. in 5 sera no f.VIII R:Ag could be demonstrated. The f.VIII R:Ag concentration was normal for n=10, reduced for n=20 and elevated for n=6 in non A-non B hepatitis (n=36). Contrary to results found in the literature no difference in the electrophoretic mobility of the f.VIII R:Ag was found between hepatitis patients sera and normal sera.

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