Understanding Blood Donor Intention: Towards Sustainable Blood Supply in Malaysia
Keywords:
blood donation, intention to donate blood, theory of planned behaviour
Abstract
Malaysia is facing a shortage of blood supply despite blood donation campaigns and drives; the number of donors remains low. Understanding donors and potential donors will provide a basis to develop effective approaches of reaching them. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify specific socio-demographic characteristics and factors influencing the intention to donate blood among working adults in Malaysia. Driven by positivist approach and based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, data were collected from 295 working adults. The data was analysed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. The findings indicated that attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control are the predictors for working adult’s intention to donate blood. The results revealed are believed to be valuable for the National Blood Centre to develop strategies to motivate, recruit and sustain sufficient number of blood donors. It is suggested that future studies should explore donor’s perception and expectation to identify factors that have positive or negative effects on their motivation or have already deterred them from donating blood.
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Chin, W. W., Peterson, R. A., & Brown, S. P. (2008). Structural Equation Modeling in Marketing: Some Practical Reminders. The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 16(4), 287–298. http://doi.org/10.2753/MTP1069-6679160402.
Choo Woon Lim, (2014). The Star Online. Top 10 things you didn't know about blood donation
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Lim Wey Wen, (2010). The Star Online. The gift of life.
Ling, L. M., Hui, T. S., Tan, A. K., & Ling, G. S. (2018). Determinants of Blood Donation Status in Malaysia: Profiling the Non-Donors, Occasional Donors and Regular Donors. Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 36(1).
Lowry, P. B., & Gaskin, J. (2014). Partial Least Squares (PLS) Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for Building and Testing Behavioral Causal Theory: When to Choose It and How to Use It. EEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 57(2).
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Ministry of Health Malaysia. http://moh. gov.my/images/gallery/publications/mh/Malaysia Health 2006-2.pdf.
Ministry of Health Malaysia. http://www. moh.gov.my/english.php/pages/view/196. 2006. Malaysia's health 2006. Putrajaya:
Ministry of Health Malaysia. http://www. moh.gov.my/english.php/pages/view/196. 2007. Annual report 2007. Putrajaya:
Ministry of Health Malaysia. http://www. moh.gov.my/english.php/pages/view/196. 2009. Annual report 2009. Putrajaya:
Montazeri Takhti L, Eslami H, Mazidi AM. Survey of the attitude of blood donors towards the publicity efforts of Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Sci J Iran Blood Transfus Organ. 2016;1(13):45–53
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Nur Hairani A.R., Muhammad Asri M.A., & Mohammed Farhan M.Y. Blood Donation Program in Malaysia: Government Initiatives towards Attracting Volunteer Blood Donors. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (4.15) (2018) 240-243
Pallant, J. (2011). For the SPSS Survival Manual: A step by Step Guide to Data Analysis using IBM SPSS (6th ed). New York: Mc Graw Hill Education.
Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., Lee, J. Y., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of applied psychology, 88(5), 879.
Ramayah, T., Cheah, J., Franchis Chua, Hiram Ting, & Memon, M. A. (2016). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using Smart PLS 3.0: An updated and Practical Guide to Statistical Analysis. Kuala Lumpur: Pearson Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/08/02/things-you-didnt-know-about-blood-donation-only-25-malaysians-are-donors/#3lx0JRhAqBhE1cvA.99
Stoker, G. and Mosely, A. (2010). Motivation, behaviour and the microfoundations of public services. London: 2020 Public Services Trust
The Star Online. (2018, June 4). KT folk urged to donate blood. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ 2018/06/04/kt -folk -urged -to -donate -blood/ (Accessed on 25 June 2018)
Wooi Seong, K., V. Raffeal and Y. Ayob. 2014. Adopting a proactive approach to blood shortages: Experience from the national blood centre, Malaysia. ISBT Science Series 9(1): 189 – 192. https://doi.org/10.1111/voxs.12104
World Health Organization. 2016. Blood safety and availability: Factsheet. Geneva: World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs279/en/. Future blood donation. Transfusion. 1998; 38:181–3.
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2019-08-03
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Mohamad Yunus, N. ain, Mat Ali, S. A. and Abdul Kader Jailani, S. F. (2019) “Understanding Blood Donor Intention: Towards Sustainable Blood Supply in Malaysia”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 4(4), pp. 36 - 45. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v4i4.235.
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