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Document 0238
DOCN M9550238
TI Perceived risk of becoming infected with HIV by donating blood and
changes in reported blood donation practice among the Scottish general
public 1989-1992.
DT 9505
AU Robertson BJ; McQueen DV; Research Unit in Health and Behavioural
Change, University of; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
SO AIDS Care. 1994;6(4):435-42. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95134779
AB A total of 17,537 respondents aged 18-60 and resident in Edinburgh and
Glasgow were interviewed between January 1989 and May 1992 as part of a
large scale continuous monitoring survey of lifestyles and health. A
computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) system was used.
Respondents were chosen randomly from households with telephones. The
objective was to see whether concern about the risks of becoming
infected with HIV by donating blood led to a change in the blood
donating habits of existing blood donors. Results showed no change in
the percentage of donors, ex-donors and non-donors between 1989 and
1992, but a recent decrease in the percentage of respondents who thought
that you could become infected with HIV by donating blood was observed.
The percentage of new donors and ex-donors balanced each other out, but
in all years respondents reporting a decreased frequency of donation
outweighed those reporting an increased frequency. The belief that you
can become infected with HIV by donating blood was most prevalent among
non-donors followed by ex-, current and new-donors in that order. There
was some evidence that the belief that you can become infected with HIV
by donating blood was adversely affecting blood donation habits.
DE Adolescence Adult Blood Donors/*PSYCHOLOGY Female Human HIV
Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Male Middle Age *Public Opinion Risk Factors
Scotland Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).