The contribution of sociodemographic, medical, and attitudinal factors to blood donation among the general public

Boulware, L. Ebony; Ratner, Lloyd E.; Ness, Paul M.; Cooper, Lisa A.; Campbell‐Lee, Sally; LaVeist, Thomas A.; Powe, Neil R.

doi:10.1046/j.1537-2995.2002.00120.x

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“…This may be due to the higher frequency of vasovagal reactions among them. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] It therefore seems that education and reassurance for donors are needed, in order to explain to them that donation does not affect their health. The rate of repeat donation is lower among donors who have had a reaction, 4,6,9 and the return rate among donors who have had good experiences is higher.…”

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Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

Kasraian

2010

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The adequacy of blood depends on blood donation rates and numbers of blood donors. To prepare adequate blood supplies, it is essential to investigate the barriers and factors that stop individuals from donating. This study aimed to identify the causes of lapsed donation at our center. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional study of volunteer blood donors in Shiraz, Iran. The participants were recruited by letter and telephone, and were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire that contained items on demographic characteristics, donor motivations and reasons for not returning to donate. We used the chi-square test to identify associations between lapsed donor characteristics and reasons for declining to donate. METHODS: RESULTS:The greatest motivation for donation was altruism. The most frequent reasons for lapsed donation were lack of time because of work and self-exclusion for medical reasons. Among first-time donors, the most frequent reasons were unsuitability for donation and lack of time. CONCLUSIONS:The reasons for not returning to donate are varied and may correlate with demographic characteristics. In this study, the main reason for not returning was lack of time. Changing donation hours so that donors can donate after work, providing mobile teams at workplaces, and shortening the duration of the donation process may help increase repeat donation rates. RESUMENCONTEXTO Y OBJETIVO: La idoneidad de la sangre y los productos sanguíneos depende de las tasas de donación y el número de donantes. Para preparar un suministro suficiente es esencial conocer las barreras y los factores que llevan a los individuos a dejar de donar. Hemos diseñado un estudio tipo encuesta para identificar las causes de la dejación de donar en nuestro centro. DISEÑO Y EMPLAZAMIENTO: Estudio transversal de los donantes de sangre voluntarios en Shiraz (Irán).MÉTODOS: Hemos seleccionado 850 donantes históricos que donaron entre el 1 de enero del 2005 y el 1 de junio del 2005, pero que no habían vuelto a donar para junio del 2008. Los participantes fueron reclutados por escrito (carta) y por teléfono, y fueron entrevistados con un cuestionario diseñado específicamente para este estudio y que contenía ítems sobre las características demográficas, las motivaciones del donante y las razones por las que no había vuelto a donar. Usamos la prueba de la ji-cuadrado para identificar las asociaciones entre la dejación de donar y las razones por dejar de donar.RESULTADOS: La motivación más frecuente para donar fue el altruismo. Las razónes más frecuentes para dejar de donar fue la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales, y la auto-exclusión por razones médicas. En los donantes primerizos, las razones más frecuentes fueron la no-idoneidad para donar y la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales. CONCLUSIONS:Las razones que llevan a la dejación de donar son diversas y pueden estar relacionadas con las características demográficas. In este estudio la razón principal fue la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales. Un cam...

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Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

Kasraian

2010

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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“…Is the need for donors and blood recognized? The need for blood and blood donors is critical; less than 5% of the American population donates blood, and the number of units of blood collected has dropped in recent years despite increasing need (SANCHEZ et al 2001;BOULWARE et al 2002;HUPFER, TAYLOR and LETWIN 2005;GLYNN et al 2006). Our data indicate that both donors and non-donors agree that there is a "pressing" need for blood donors and that the need for blood is "great" (Table 3; Fig.…”

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Blood donations as costly signals of donor quality

Lyle¹,

Smith²,

Sullivan³

2009

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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Abstract. This is the first empirical investigation of blood donations in evolutionary perspective. We examine blood donor and non-donor attitudes about health and injury risks, donor characteristics, and the social value of donor participation. We propose that blood donations may communicate qualities about donors to third parties. Observers may benefit from information about the donor's health, value as a reciprocal partner, and/or ability to endure what is perceived as an anxiety-provoking and risky experience. Donors may benefit from an enhanced reputation, which can lead to greater access to cooperative networks and high-quality partners. We found that participants recognized the need for blood and perceived blood donors as generous and healthy. Study results indicated that anxiety and the perceived risk of a negative health consequence dramatically affected the willingness of donors and non-donors to donate blood in the future. These findings support our hypothesis that the act of blood donation may signal adaptive information about donor quality to third parties.

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“…This is because women are disallowed from donating during pregnancy or breastfeeding periods, and thus quit donating permanently instead of resuming to donate later. Another possible reason accounting for lower donation rates among women include health concerns, such as iron-deficiency anaemia or low body weight (Boulware et al, 2002;Kasraian, 2010). It is therefore posited that males would exhibit higher likelihoods of being occasional or regular donors than females in the current study.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Boulware et al (2002) and Burgdorf et al (2017) assert that in the United States (U.S.), African-Americans often exhibit lower propensities to donate blood compared to Caucasians. James et al (2011) attribute this racial difference in the willingness to donate to distrust of the health care system in the US among AfricanAmericans.…”

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Determinants of Blood Donation Status in Malaysia: Profiling the Non-Donors, Occasional Donors and Regular Donors

Ling¹,

Hui²,

G.³

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The contribution of sociodemographic, medical, and attitudinal factors to blood donation among the general public

Cited by 145 publications

References 19 publications

Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

Blood donations as costly signals of donor quality

Determinants of Blood Donation Status in Malaysia: Profiling the Non-Donors, Occasional Donors and Regular Donors

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