Influences of general and traditional Chinese beliefs on the decision to donate blood among employer‐organized and volunteer donors in Beijing, China

Tison, Geoffrey H.; Liu, Changli; Ren, Fang; Nelson, Kenrad E.; Shan, Hua

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01410.x

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“…In traditional Chinese culture, blood is viewed as a nonrenewable vital energy source (Spector 2000). Donating blood is perceived as harmful to your health and can have a negative effect on one's life energy qi (Tison et al 2007). In the study conducted by Zaller et al (2005), 20 % of Chinese respondents stated they could not contribute blood because they felt it would weaken their body or because they had poor health (i.e., loss of qi).…”

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Engaging diverse populations about biospecimen donation for cancer research

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Clinical research increasingly relies upon the availability of appropriate genetic materials; however, the proportion of biospecimens from racial/ethnic minority patients and healthy controls are underrepresented, which preclude equitable research across all patient groups for cancer treatment. National Cancer Institute-funded Community Network Program Centers in California, Florida, and New York collaborated with local community partners to conduct three independent formative research studies with diverse (African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and White) participants to explore their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about biobanking, and their experiences with the donation of biospecimens. Our findings demonstrated similarities in overall low knowledge and understanding about the use of biospecimens for research. This was exacerbated for nonEnglish speakers. Racial and ethnic groups differed with regard to a number of factors that are obstacles for participation, e.g., continuing medical mistrust (African Americans), lack of benefit (Hispanics), apprehension about the physical toll of donating (Vietnamese), usage of biospecimen for research (Hmong and Chinese), and suspicion of exploitation by corporate entities (Whites). However, participants uniformly reported general interest and willingness to participate in biobanking for altruistic purposes, particularly to benefit future generations. This interest was framed with a strong admonition that donations should be accompanied by transparency about study sponsorship and ownership, distribution and use of biospecimens, and study information that fit participants' backgrounds and experiences. This cross-cultural regional analysis offers significant insights into the similarities and variations in opinions and perceptions about biobanking and the collection of biospecimens for use in cancer research.

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“…iii) Self-approval and self-respect: A study found 67.1% of whole blood donors were interested in donation because donating blood made them feel good about themselves [17]. Another study reported 23.0% of the surveyed platelet apheresis donors felt proud of themselves by blood donation [18].…”

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“…iv) Perceived health benefits: A study found 72.8% of donors felt that blood donation is beneficial to their own health; 30.2% thought donating blood could help get rid of fat [17]. Another survey found that 37.4% of voluntary donors believed that blood donation would produce positive health effects on themselves [8].…”

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“…i) Altruism: In a study, 75.2% of voluntary donors were willing to donate because they wanted to help people in need of blood [17]. Another survey among 600 voluntary donors found that 54.8% donated blood because they wanted to help people improve their health [8].…”

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“…v) Free TTVI testing: A study found that 16.7% of donors admitted to using blood donation as a method to receive free blood test results on infectious disease [17]. This practice may pose threats to the safety of the blood supply as some of the test seekers are at high risk of TTVI.…”

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Blood Donor Management in China

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Despite a steady increase in total blood collections and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors, China continues to have many challenges with its blood donation system. The country's donation rate remains low at 9‰, with over 60% of donors being first-time donors. Generally there is a lack of adequate public awareness about blood donation. The conservative donor selection criteria, the relatively long donation interval, and the small donation volume have further limited blood supply. To ensure a sufficient and safe blood supply that meets the increasing clinical need for blood products, there is an urgent need to strengthen the country's blood donor management. This comprehensive effort should include educating and motivating more individuals especially from the rural areas to be involved in blood donation, developing rational and evidence-based selection criteria for donor eligibility, designing a donor follow-up mechanism to encourage more future donations, assessing the current donor testing strategy, improving donor service and care, building regional and national shared donor deferral database, and enhancing the transparency of the blood donation system to gain more trust from the general public. The purpose of the review is to provide an overview of the key process of and challenges with the blood donor management system in China.

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Blood Donors' Preferences Toward Incentives for Donation in China

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Jiang

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JAMA Netw Open

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ImportanceBlood donation is critical for health care systems, but donor retention remains challenging. Understanding donors’ preferences can inform incentive design and improve retention rates.ObjectiveTo identify donor preferences for incentive attributes and their relative importance in promoting blood donation among Chinese donors in Shandong.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis survey study fielded a discrete choice experiment (DCE) with a dual response design among blood donors, analyzing the responses under forced and unforced choice settings. The study took place from January 1 to April 30, 2022, in 3 cities (Yantai, Jinan, and Heze) representing diverse socioeconomic strata in Shandong, China. Eligible participants were blood donors aged 18 to 60 years who had donated within the preceding 12 months. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling. Data were analyzed from May to June 2022.ExposureRespondents were presented with different blood donation incentive profiles, varying in health examination, blood recipient, honor recognition, travel time, and gift value.Main Outcome and MeasureRespondent preferences for nonmonetary incentive attributes, attribute relative importance, willingness-to-discard values for attribute improvement, and estimated uptake of new incentive profiles.ResultsA total of 650 donors were invited, of which 477 were included for analysis. The respondents were predominately male (308 respondents [64.6%]), aged 18 to 34 years (291 respondents [61.0%]), and had undergraduate degrees or higher (286 respondents [59.9%]). Among the 477 valid respondents, the mean (SD) age was 31.9 (11.2) years. Respondents preferred comprehensive health examination, family members as recipients, central government recognition, 30-minute travel time, and a gift valued at 60 Renminbi (RMB). No significant differences were found between the model results of forced and unforced choice setting. Blood recipient was the most important attribute, followed by health examination and gifts, and then honor and travel time. Respondents were willing to discard RMB 32 (95% CI, 18-46) for an improved health examination and RMB 69 (95% CI, 47-92) for changing the recipient from themselves to family members. Scenario analysis estimated 80.3% (SE, 0.024) of donors would endorse the new incentive profile if the recipient was changed from themselves to family members.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this survey study, blood recipient, health examination, and gift value were perceived more important as nonmonetary incentives than travel time and honor recognition. Tailoring incentives according to these preferences may improve donor retention. Further research could help refine and optimize incentive schemes for blood donation promotion.

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Influences of general and traditional Chinese beliefs on the decision to donate blood among employer‐organized and volunteer donors in Beijing, China

Cited by 71 publications

References 21 publications

Engaging diverse populations about biospecimen donation for cancer research

Engaging diverse populations about biospecimen donation for cancer research

Blood Donor Management in China

Blood Donors' Preferences Toward Incentives for Donation in China

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