Background and Objectives Effective recruitment and retention of male donors are vital for
the ongoing provision of blood products. Compared with females, male donors are less …

Background Low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC) suffer from chronic or seasonal
blood shortage. The first review was published in 2007. Methods The review of literature …

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion
on the marketing activities of blood service for over the last 20 years. The main purpose of …

Background and objectives The objective of the present study was to investigate the fear of
blood, injections and fainting as barriers to blood donation in a sample of primary healthcare …

The lack of blood donors is a global problem that prevents the demand for blood prompted
by an ageing population and increased life expectancy from being met. The aim of this study …

The aim of this study was to assess attitudes and practice of blood donation among medical
students. Medical students were recruited at Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia …

There is a consensus on the importance of education of the population for blood donation.
Considering that health sciences undergraduate students will play an important role of …

Background To present the results of the application of the Blood Donation Knowledge
Questionnaire in a large and representative sample of users of primary care services in …

Population‐based studies on blood donation prevalence and its association with
sociodemographic and behavioural factors are scarce, but remain the best approach to …

Policy Points: The growing shortage of life‐saving organs has reached unprecedented
levels, with more than 120,000 Americans waiting for them. Despite national attempts to …