Provoost Veerle, Van Rompuy Florence, Pennings Guido
Bioethics Institute Ghent, Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Reproductive Medicine, AZ Jan Palfijn Hospital, Henri Dunantlaan 5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Jan;35(1):107-118. doi: 10.1007/s10815-017-1036-x. Epub 2017 Sep 11.
The aim of this article is to study attitudes about sperm donation and willingness to donate sperm in students who have never shown an interest in sperm donation.
The method used in this study is an electronic survey of 1012 male students.
Only one third of the respondents (34.3%) would consider donating sperm. Overall, 85.7% indicated a positive attitude towards sperm donation while 14.3% indicated a neutral or negative attitude. The highest scored barriers to donating were the lack of practical information and the fear that the partner would not agree. Almost 40% of the respondents feared that the donation might have a negative impact on their current or future relationship. The majority (83.6%) of those who considered donating thought donors should receive a financial compensation. Money was also one of the main motivators.
About 85% of the students thought positively about sperm donation but several factors such as perceived negative views by the social environment, especially the partner, may deter students from donating. This study indicates that the effect of strong incentives, for instance in monetary terms, on a donor pool consisting of students could be limited and that relational factors and donor's perceptions of the views of the wider social network should be taken into account when recruiting donors.
本文旨在研究从未对捐精表现出兴趣的学生对捐精的态度以及捐精意愿。
本研究采用的方法是对1012名男学生进行电子调查。
只有三分之一的受访者（34.3%）会考虑捐精。总体而言，85.7%的人对捐精持积极态度，而14.3%的人持中立或消极态度。捐精的最大障碍是缺乏实用信息以及担心伴侣不同意。近40%的受访者担心捐精可能会对他们当前或未来的关系产生负面影响。考虑捐精的人中，大多数（83.6%）认为捐精者应该获得经济补偿。金钱也是主要动机之一。
约85%的学生对捐精持积极态度，但社会环境尤其是伴侣的负面看法等几个因素可能会阻碍学生捐精。本研究表明，诸如金钱等强烈激励措施对以学生为主的供精群体的影响可能有限，并且在招募供精者时应考虑关系因素以及供精者对更广泛社交网络看法的认知。
