“Blood for Blood”? Personal Motives and Deterrents for Blood Donation in the German Population

Greffin, Klara; Schmidt, Silke; Schönborn, Linda; Muehlan, Holger

doi:10.3390/ijerph18084238

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“…It was also considered that donating plasma is a moral responsibility by voluntary donors. These findings are in line with various surveys conducted across the globe in which blood donation by donors is regarded as either moral responsibility or altruism [19]. In the study by Mishra et al, it was found that the majority (371,74.2%) of students mentioned moral responsibility as a reason for their blood donation, followed by altruism [20].…”

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An Exploratory Study of the Differences in Attitudes and Motives Regarding COVID-19 Plasma Donation

Maheshwari

Varshney

Bajpai

et al. 2022

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Background: Understanding the attitude and motives and differences between voluntary and replacement blood donation is the key to the sustainable availability of this precious resource. This study aimed to assess the attitude and motives for convalescent plasma (CP) donation in the recovered COVID-19 plasma donors and further understand the differences between voluntary and replacement donation.Materials and Methods: This prospective cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted among500 COVID-19 recovered blood donors who visited for CP donation at a tertiary care super-speciality centre in northern India. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire based on donor attitude, motives, and belief, which was validated by the experts of Psychiatry, Transfusion Medicine, and Epidemiology and was administered by the online medium.Results: The study’s findings depicted that voluntary plasma donors were previously regular blood donors (36.8%) compared to replacement plasma donors (26.4%). Almost all voluntary donors (99.5%) showed altruistic reasons to donate plasma and expressed that donating plasma is a good way to save a life, and it was more than for replacement plasma donors (p=0.004). The motives of most voluntary plasma donors were to contribute to society, and they believed that donating plasma is a good way, while it was not the case for most replacement plasma donors (p=0.02). Voluntary donors were more eagerly willing to donate plasma to help COVID sufferers (40.9%) when compared to replacement donors (33.2%) (p=0.037).Conclusion: Most voluntary plasma donors were regular whole blood donors and were keen to contribute to society. Convalescent plasma donation during this time of grief and loss was considered a moral responsibility by voluntary donors. The impact of media was more highly perceived in voluntary plasma donors when compared to replacement donors.

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confidence: 85%

An Exploratory Study of the Differences in Attitudes and Motives Regarding COVID-19 Plasma Donation

Maheshwari

Varshney

Bajpai

et al. 2022

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“…In a study from Saudi Arabia, gender was found to influence the willingness to donate [15]. Moreover, age and level of education have also been found to have an effect on people's attitude toward blood donation [16]. Therefore, in our survey, we examined different factors that contribute to blood donation.…”

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

2021

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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.

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“…According to Kryczka et al ( 29 ) almost four times more Polish men than women donated blood in 2020 and 2021 in the Military Blood Donation. Greater proportion of male blood donors were also found in German (54.5%) ( 30 ), Spanish (52.3%) ( 31 ), and Italian (50.3%) ( 12 ) populations. Most Turkish donors who participated in Ulukanlig et al study ( 32 ) were also male.…”

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Blood donation practice and its associated factors among Polish population: secondary data analysis

Siekierska,

Tomaszek,

Kurleto

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionBlood transfusion is an intervention widely used in therapeutics (e.g., in the perioperative period), thus, knowledge about factors associated with blood donation is important. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sociodemographic factors, personal values and life satisfaction on blood donation in Poland.MethodsSecondary analysis of data. A multiple logistic regression was carried out to assess the relationship between sociodemographic factors, life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale), personal values (Personal Values List) and blood donation.ResultsOf the 770 respondents aged 18–65 years, 262 respondents (34%) donated blood at least once in their lives. Respondents who believed that blood donation is safe (OR = 1.71; Cl95%: 1.20 to 2.43), were male (OR = 1.47; Cl95%: 1.26 to 1.72), married (OR = 1.31; Cl95%: 1.11 to 1.54) and those with high school education (OR = 0.81; Cl95%: 0.66 to 0.99) were more often blood donors.ConclusionPerceived blood donation safety and sociodemographic factors such as gender, marital status, and education level may influence blood donation. Health education is necessary to increase knowledge and shape positive attitudes toward blood donation among the society.

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“Blood for Blood”? Personal Motives and Deterrents for Blood Donation in the German Population

Cited by 10 publications

References 46 publications

An Exploratory Study of the Differences in Attitudes and Motives Regarding COVID-19 Plasma Donation

An Exploratory Study of the Differences in Attitudes and Motives Regarding COVID-19 Plasma Donation

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

Blood donation practice and its associated factors among Polish population: secondary data analysis

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