Knowledge, attitudes and motivations among blood donors in São Paulo, Brazil

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Goncalez, Thelma T ^a,b   Sabino, Ester C ^a   Chen, Sanny ^c   Salles, Nanci Alves ^a   Chamone, Dalton A F ^a,d   McFarland, Willi ^c,e   Murphy, Edward L ^b,f  

^a FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Attitudes and practices; Blood donors; Health knowledge; HIV infections; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 46149115626     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9391-3     Document Type: Article

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