Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Nisel Yilmaz

Publications

• Research Article
  Knowledge, Attitude, Beliefs and Motivations of People in Western Part of Turkey Regarding Blood Donation
  Author(s): Neval Agus, Nisel Yilmaz and Haluk AgusNeval Agus, Nisel Yilmaz and Haluk Agus
  
  Introduction: The blood donor system in Turkey depends mainly on voluntary donors. We think that the attitude and beliefs of people can keep them away from voluntary donation. We aimed to evaluate the factors influencing blood donation in Turkish population in the present study. Material and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was developed for the assessment of various aspects of the attitudes, beliefs and positive/negative effects on blood donation. A random sampling technique was used to choose the participants from among donors and non-donors. The rate of consent to the study was 91% among donors. One thousand and thirteen subjects (488 donors, 525 non-donors) completed the questionnaire and answered the questions. Results: Among donors, gender wise men donors were found significantly higher than women (P<0.05). Repeat donors were significantly higher (p&.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000264

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