Influences of general and traditional Chinese beliefs on the decision to donate blood among employer-organized and volunteer donors in Beijing, China
| Autor: | Geoffrey H. Tison, Changli Liu, Hua Shan, Furong Ren, Kenrad E. Nelson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Employment Male Volunteers China medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Culture Immunology Blood Donors Altruism Blood donations Beijing Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Risk factor Students Volunteer media_common business.industry Hematology Middle Aged Surgery Fees and Charges Donation Family medicine Income Educational Status Female business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Transfusion. 47:1871-1879 |
| ISSN: | 1537-2995 0041-1132 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: For the past several decades, Chinese blood centers have relied on blood donations from employer-organized donors (blood donors who donate blood in groups with coworkers as prearranged by the employer and the local blood center). Recently the government has decided to phase out employer-organized donors and transition to the use of only volunteer donors (blood donors who donate individually independent of employers). Evaluating the beliefs and attitudes of employer-organized and volunteer donors is critical to maintain an adequate blood supply after this transition. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The study population consisted of 431 volunteer donors and 527 employer-organized donors who completed a structured questionnaire in July 2005. RESULTS: Employer-organized donors tended to be older, male, and married, with higher education and higher income compared to volunteer donors. Volunteer donors were more often motivated by altruism (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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