Shaz Beth H, Demmons Derrick G, Hillyer Krista L, Jones Robert E, Hillyer Christopher D
Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009 Sep;133(9):1444-7. doi: 10.5858/133.9.1444.
Nationally, African Americans are underrepresented in community blood donation programs. To increase blood donation by African Americans, differences between motivators and barriers to blood donation between races should be investigated.
To investigate motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American and white blood donors.
An 18-item, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire regarding demographics and motivators and barriers to donation was completed by blood donors at a predominately African American and a predominately white fixed donation site.
A total of 599 participants (20% African American, 75% white, and 5% other) completed the survey. The most commonly reported reasons to donate included: "because it is the right thing to do" (45% African Americans and 62% white) and "because I want to help save a life" (63% African Americans and 47% white). Unpleasant experiences did not differ as a barrier to continue donation between African Americans and whites. African Americans placed more importance on donating blood to someone with sickle cell disease, convenience of blood donation, treatment of donor center staff, and level of privacy during the screening process.
These data suggest that in a large metropolitan area, reasons for donation among African American and white donors differ. To retain and increase donation frequency of African American donors, these factors should be considered in creating an African American donor recruitment and retention program.
在全国范围内，非裔美国人在社区献血项目中的参与度不足。为了增加非裔美国人的献血量，应该研究不同种族之间献血的动机和障碍的差异。
调查非裔美国人和白人献血者献血的动机和障碍。
在一个以非裔美国人为主的固定献血点和一个以白人为主的固定献血点，献血者填写了一份关于人口统计学、献血动机和障碍的18项匿名自填问卷。
共有599名参与者（20%为非裔美国人，75%为白人，5%为其他种族）完成了调查。最常报告的献血原因包括：“因为这是正确的事情”（45%的非裔美国人，62%的白人）和“因为我想帮助拯救生命”（63%的非裔美国人，47%的白人）。不愉快的经历作为继续献血的障碍，在非裔美国人和白人之间没有差异。非裔美国人更重视为镰状细胞病患者献血、献血的便利性、献血中心工作人员的待遇以及筛查过程中的隐私程度。
这些数据表明，在一个大都市地区，非裔美国人和白人献血者的献血原因有所不同。为了留住并提高非裔美国献血者的献血频率，在制定非裔美国献血者招募和保留计划时应考虑这些因素。
