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).