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    Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards blood donation in Barbados

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    2016-12
    Author
    Atherley, A.E.
    Taylor, C.G.
    Whittington, A.
    Jonker, Cornelis
    Keyword
    Beliefs; Attitude; KAP; Blood donation; Voluntary; Replacement; Barbados
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    © 2016 Wiley. This is the peer-reviewed version of the article, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tme.12359. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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    Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 100% blood should be from voluntary non-remunerated donors (VNRD) yet the majority of blood donations (75%) in Barbados are family/replacement donations. Increasing VNRD is paramount to achieving a safe, reliable blood supply and understanding the population is a strategy suggested by the WHO to inform donor recruitment and education. Objective: To obtain information to devise strategies for a voluntary donor mobilization campaign in Barbados. Methods: Participants in Barbados (n=429) completed a self-administered questionnaire in 2014. The questionnaire comprised 31 questions including demographics (age, sex, highest educational attainment) and blood donation-related knowledge, attitudes and practices. Analysis of variance, t-test and linear regression were used to analyse data. Results: Fifty-three per cent (n=219) of participants had previously donated blood; only 23.9% of these had donated within the past two years and almost half were family/replacement donors only. Knowledge deficits included blood donation requirements, deferral factors and maximum yearly donations. Most participants (79%) were willing to donate with more information. Participants with higher educational attainment and previous donors had higher total knowledge and attitude scores (p<0.01). Single, female, and younger participants were less likely to donate blood (p<0.05). Conclusion: Barbados can likely increase voluntary blood donation rates by addressing knowledge deficits through education campaigns and increasing awareness of the need for donation.
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    Atherley A, Taylor C, Whittington A and Jonker C (2016) Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards blood donation in Barbados. Transfusion Medicine. 26(6): 415-421.
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tme.12359
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