Knowledge, attitude and practice survey regarding blood donation in a Northwestern Chinese city
N. Zaller
Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University,
Search for more papers by this authorK. E. Nelson
Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Ness
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, and
Search for more papers by this authorG. Wen
Urumqi City Blood Center and Military Production and Construction Corps Blood Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorX. Bai
Urumqi City Blood Center and Military Production and Construction Corps Blood Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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H. Shan
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, and
Hua Shan, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Room 311C, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel.: +1 410 614 4246; fax: +1 410 614 0430; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorN. Zaller
Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University,
Search for more papers by this authorK. E. Nelson
Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Bloomberg, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University,
Search for more papers by this authorP. Ness
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, and
Search for more papers by this authorG. Wen
Urumqi City Blood Center and Military Production and Construction Corps Blood Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Search for more papers by this authorX. Bai
Urumqi City Blood Center and Military Production and Construction Corps Blood Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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H. Shan
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, and
Hua Shan, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Room 311C, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel.: +1 410 614 4246; fax: +1 410 614 0430; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
summary. Recruitment of low-risk blood donors in developing countries is challenging. We studied the attitudes towards blood donation in several populations in a city in Western China. A survey of knowledge, attitude and practice was performed including 1280 individuals from eight distinct populations in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Included were Han Chinese and Uyghur populations of blood donors, non-donors, injection drug users, students and factory workers. Knowledge about blood donation varied between the groups. Factors motivating blood donation included social pressure, desire to know screening results and altruism. Inhibiting factors included fear of contracting an infection and other adverse health effects, including loss of vitality. Misconceptions about the effects of blood donation are widespread, even among educated persons in Urumqi. Fear of acquiring a serious infection may have been increased by the reports of HIV acquisition during plasma donations in China.
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