Motivators and deterrents to blood donation among Black South Africans: A qualitative analysis of focus group data

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 249-258

  Muthivhi, T N ^a   Olmsted, M G ^b   Park, H ^b   Sha, M ^b   Raju, V ^a   Mokoena, T ^a   Bloch, E M ^c,d   Murphy, E L ^c,d   Reddy, R ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Deterrents; Motivators

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD DONOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICAN; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DONOR SELECTION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; CULTURE; DONOR SELECTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942199685     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12218     Document Type: Article

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