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Blood donation motivators and barriers reported by young, first-time whole blood donors: Examining the association of reported motivators and barriers with subsequent donation behavior and potential sex, race, and ethnic group differences.

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France, CR; France, JL; Ysidron, DW; Martin, CD; Duffy, L; Kessler, DA; Rebosa, M; Rehmani, S; Frye, V; Shaz, BH
Published in: Transfusion
December 2022

BACKGROUND: A greater understanding of young, first-time donor motivators and barriers is needed to address the ongoing challenge of retaining these essential donors. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Structured interviews conducted with 508 young, first-time whole blood donors [66.1% female; Mean Age = 19.4 (SD = 2.5) years] were coded to identify reported motivators and barriers. Reported motivators and barriers were then examined for their association with attempted donation behavior over a 14-month follow-up, and for potential sex, race, and ethnic group differences in the frequency of endorsement. RESULTS: Prosocial motivation (e.g., altruism) was the most commonly reported motivator and fear (e.g., fainting, needles) was the most commonly reported barrier. Donation behavior was unrelated to reported motivators, but was significantly related to four reported barriers including fear of fainting/dizziness, fear of needles/pain, having personal commitments that conflict with donating, and perceiving oneself as unsuited to donate for health reasons. Sex, racial, and ethnic differences were noted with respect to the percentages of donors reporting several donation-related motivators and barriers. CONCLUSION: The present findings identify donation-related barriers that could be important targets to address in the effort to encourage new young donors and to retain these new donors for the long term. Importantly, these data also highlight the importance of considering individual differences in donor motivation as a function of sex, race, and ethnicity.

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Transfusion

DOI

EISSN

1537-2995

Publication Date

December 2022

Volume

62

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2539 / 2554

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Blood Donors
  • Blood Donation
  • Adult
  • 3204 Immunology
 

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France, C. R., France, J. L., Ysidron, D. W., Martin, C. D., Duffy, L., Kessler, D. A., … Shaz, B. H. (2022). Blood donation motivators and barriers reported by young, first-time whole blood donors: Examining the association of reported motivators and barriers with subsequent donation behavior and potential sex, race, and ethnic group differences. Transfusion, 62(12), 2539–2554. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17162
France, Christopher R., Janis L. France, Dominic W. Ysidron, Caroline D. Martin, Louisa Duffy, Debra A. Kessler, Mark Rebosa, Shiraz Rehmani, Victoria Frye, and Beth H. Shaz. “Blood donation motivators and barriers reported by young, first-time whole blood donors: Examining the association of reported motivators and barriers with subsequent donation behavior and potential sex, race, and ethnic group differences.Transfusion 62, no. 12 (December 2022): 2539–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17162.
Journal cover image

Published In

Transfusion

DOI

EISSN

1537-2995

Publication Date

December 2022

Volume

62

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2539 / 2554

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Blood Donors
  • Blood Donation
  • Adult
  • 3204 Immunology