A qualitative study of blood donation perceptions and beliefs among rural Bangladeshi adults

Md. Mostafizur Rahman; Amreen Binte Azad; Tusnuba Subrin  Jinia

doi:10.31893/humanitj.2024009

Keywords:

blood

blood donation

cultural construction

beliefs

stigma

Abstract

In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the blood donation behavior of rural people in Bangladesh. The main objective of this research is to explore the beliefs and perceptions of rural people regarding blood donation. For this purpose, the study was conducted in Nuruddinpur village at Sujanogor Upazilla in the Pabna district, which is situated in the west central Bangladesh. A combination of in-depth interviews, key informant interviews (KIIs) and storytelling was used in the study. Moreover, few focused group discussions (FGDs) and yard meetings were also used as data collection methods in this study. The results show that there are cultural components involved in providing and receiving blood. Blood and blood donation have different and versatile meanings that change according to the individual’s role in donation. People relate blood to several cultural elements and issues while talking about blood donation, which shows that the choice and context of blood donation are influenced by personal beliefs, social and religious ties and experiences, and, of course, gender. In addition, some blood-related stigmas were also revealed in the study area. This study recommends that these sociocultural beliefs and lay perceptions should be considered and that pathways be taken to improve blood donation activities.
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Rahman, M. M., Azad, A. B., & Jinia, T. S. (2024). A qualitative study of blood donation perceptions and beliefs among rural Bangladeshi adults . Humanities Journal, 1(2), 2024009. https://doi.org/10.31893/humanitj.2024009

[1] Alreshidi, M. A., & Sula, I. (2022). A Comparison of the Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Motivation Towards Blood Donation Among Albanian, Saudi and Turkish Citizens. Journal of Blood Medicine, Volume 13, 603–610. https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S383059

[2] Bostanci Dastan, N., Dastan, M., & Kiransal, N. (2013). School of Health Services Students’ Knowledge About and Attitude Towards the Blood Donation. Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, 3(1), 27–32. https://doi.org/10.5505/kjms.2013.43534

[3] Conceição, V. M. D., Araújo, J. S., Oliveira, R. A. A. D., Santana, M. E. D., & Zago, M. M. F. (2016). Perceptions of donors and recipients regarding blood donation. Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 38(3), 220–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjhh.2016.05.006

[4] Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2011). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. SAGE.

[5] Duh, H. I., & Dabula, N. (2021). Millennials’ socio-psychology and blood donation intention developed from social media communications: A survey of university students. Telematics and Informatics, 58, 101534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101534

[6] Granot, E., Brashear, T. G., & Cesar Motta, P. (2012). A structural guide to in‐depth interviewing in business and industrial marketing research. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 27(7), 547–553. https://doi.org/10.1108/08858621211257310

[7] Guarnaccia, C., Giannone, F., Falgares, G., Ozino Caligaris, A., & Sales-Wuillemin, E. (2016). Differences in social representation of blood donation between donors and non-donors: An empirical study. Blood Transfusion. https://doi.org/10.2450/2015.0048-15

[8] Kitzinger, J. (1994). The methodology of Focus Groups: The importance of interaction between research participants. Sociology of Health and Illness, 16(1), 103–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep11347023

[9] Rakotoarivelo, Z., Batavisoaniatsy, E., Rakotonindrina, F., Rakotomalala, R., Rabenandrianina, A., Rakoto, Aao., & Rasamindrakotroka, A. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation in a rural Malagasy population: Case of the Belobaka -Mahajanga II municipality: Etude des connaissances, attitudes et pratiques sur le don de sang en population rurale de Madagascar : cas de la commune de Belobaka –Mahajanga II. Africa Sanguine, 24(1), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.4314/asan.v24i1.3

[10] Samreen, S., Sales, I., Bawazeer, G., Wajid, S., Mahmoud, M. A., & Aljohani, M. A. (2021). Assessment of Beliefs, Behaviors, and Opinions About Blood Donation in Telangana, India—A Cross Sectional Community-Based Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 785568. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.785568

[11] Yosef, T., Wondimu, W., Zewudie, A., & Tesfaw, A. (2020). Factors Associated with Blood Donation Practice among College Students in Southwest Ethiopia. The Open Public Health Journal, 13(1), 677–683. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874944502013010677

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