Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and motivations towards blood donations among blood donors in Lagos, Nigeria

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Olaiya, M A ^a,d   Alakija, W ^b   Ajala, A ^c   Olatunji, R O ^c  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Blood donors; Motivations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD DONOR; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MONEY; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RELATIVE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842765601     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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