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BLOOD DONOR MOTIVATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Author(s) -
Hocking B.,
O'Collins Maev,
Pulsford R. L.,
Woodfield D. G.,
Arnold Paul,
Bokuik Joseph,
Firibo Desmond,
Kilangit Soanin,
Wafinibi Lazarus,
Walagat Karolus
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb71078.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , donation , blood donor , colonialism , psychology , social psychology , ethnology , medicine , development economics , sociology , economic growth , political science , economics , immunology , law
As part of a medicosociological teaching and learning exercise, the attitudes of 81 Papua New Guineans were analysed with regard to voluntary blood donation to the Red Cross. Despite a background of traditional beliefs, Papua New Guineans demonstrated a strong altruistic motivating force probably based on their community social system. Social and colonial pressures to donate were evident, and there were indications that a proportion of donors were not familiar with the purposes and needs of a blood bank. Fear was an important factor retarding blood donation. This limited study indicates that in a transitional society such as Papua New Guinea, Western influence considerably modifies local traditions, but in reverse, local social conditions, if utilized carefully, can enhance health activities.