Open AccessPatterns of blood donations among individuals at risk for AIDS, 1984.
Author(s) -
rd G R Seage,
Mazin Barry,
Stewart Landers,
Angeletti Silvia,
George A. Lamb
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.78.5.576
Subject(s) - medicine , blood donor , demography , population , donation , blood donations , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , newspaper , preference , family medicine , environmental health , immunology , advertising , business , sociology , economics , microeconomics , economic growth
Of 978 respondents to an anonymous questionnaire targeted to reach homosexuals in Boston during October 1984, 88 (9 per cent) reported recent blood donation. When compared to non-recent donors, high-risk respondents who were recent blood donors were younger, less open about their sexual preference, and more likely to obtain their information about AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) from television and newspapers. These results suggest that particular subgroups of the population at risk for AIDS would benefit from expanded educational programs.