Attitudes and behaviours of Greeks concerning blood donation: recruitment and retention campaigns should be focused on need rather than altruism.

Autor:	Kalargirou AA; Laboratory of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological and Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Athens, Greece., Beloukas AI; Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological and Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Athens, Greece., Kosma AG; Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological and Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Athens, Greece., Nanou CI; Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Technological and Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Athens, Greece., Saridi MI; General Hospital of Korinthos, Korinthos, Greece., Kriebardis AG; Laboratory of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medical Laboratories, Technological and Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue [Blood Transfus] 2014 Jul; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 320-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Mar 19.
DOI:	10.2450/2014.0203-13
Abstrakt:	Background: Blood supplies in Greece are insufficient to meet the high transfusion needs arising from car accidents and treatment of thalassaemia. This study was designed to determine Greeks' opinions about blood donation, in order to identify the reasons for the lack of motivation to donate and allow experts to establish better recruitment campaigns for the enrichment of the donor pool, based on our findings. Materials and Methods: The opinions of randomly selected Greek citizens (n=800) about volunteer blood donation were assessed by means of a standardised, anonymous questionnaire. The results were analysed using the χ(2) test and Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: With regards to attitudes towards intention to donate, only 7.1% were indifferent, while 88.0% of the individuals believed that donating blood was an "offer". Reasons for not donating mainly involved safety (36.0%) and fear (24.0%), whereas need (77.9%) was the most fundamental positive motivation. Of the people enrolled in the present study, 10.0% were active donors, 31.3% occasional donors, 15.0% rare donors and 36.6% non-donors. Discussion: The considerable percentages of occasional and rare donors in comparison with the low proportion of active donors in the Greek donor pool indicates that "need" is a more important motivation for blood donation than altruism in Greece. These results could be useful for establishing advertising campaigns on blood donation and for a more direct approach to the population, aiming for a change in mentality in favour of active blood donation.
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