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Mosmer V, Moghaddam Dizaj Herik A, shokuei B, Dadashi S, Asghari Jafarabadi M, Ardabilizadeh S, et al . Factors influencing the Attitudes toward Blood Donation in Female Staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Sci J Iran Blood Transfus Organ 2020; 17 (3) :218-225
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Factors influencing the Attitudes toward Blood Donation in Female Staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
V. Mosmer , A.N. Moghaddam Dizaj Herik , B. Shokuei , S. Dadashi , M. Asghari Jafarabadi , Sh. Ardabilizadeh , A. Hossein pour , P. Lotfinejad *
Keywords: Key words: Blood Donation, Women, Attitude, Donors
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Sci J Iran Blood Transfus Organ 2020;17 (3): 218-225
Original Article
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Factors influencing the Attitudes toward Blood Donation in Female Staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
 
Mosmer V.1,2, Moghaddam Dizaj Herik A.N.1,2, Shokuei B.1,2, Dadashi S.1,2,
Asghari Jafarabadi M.3, Ardabilizadeh Sh.1,2, Hosseinpour A.1,2, Lotfinejad P.4
 
1Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran
2Eastern Azerbaijan Blood Transfusion Center, Tabriz, Iran
3School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
 
 
 
Abstract
Background and Objectives
To encourage women to embark on blood donation, the opinions and factors that impede blood donation should be identified. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting participation of women in blood donation.
 
Materials and Methods
In this cross-sectional study, the questionnaires were completed by 250 female staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA and regression analysis.
 
Results
93.6% of people claimed blood donation is a humanitarian act, and 81.2% claimed "anemia" is barrier of blood donation. Regression analysis showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between knowledge and motivating factors that have impact on blood donation (p= 0.003), but barriers score did not show a significant correlation with women participation (p= 0.515). Based on the results of independent T-test, the relationship of marital status was not significant as compared with the knowledge  score (p = 0.834),  with  the  barriers score (p= 0.434), and with that of motivating factors (p = 0.615). Education level has not significantly correlated with the knowledge score (p = 0.510) but there was a significant negative correlation with barriers variable in blood donation (p = 0.17).
 
Conclusions 
According to the results, most of the participants in this study considered fear of anemia and fear of test results as barrier of blood donation. Therefore, establishing basic education and training programs to eliminate the wrong beliefs about blood donation would help encourage women as healthy sources of blood donors.
 
Key words: Blood Donation, Women, Attitude, Donors
 
 
Received: 17 Feb 2020
Accepted:  6 Jul   2020
 
 

Correspondence: Lotfinejad P., PhD of Immunology. Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Research Center,
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
Postal Code: 5165665811, Tabriz, Iran. Tel: (+9841) 33282541; Fax: (+9841) 33282541
E-mail: p.lotfinezhad@gmail.com
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Blood donation
Published: 2020/10/1
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