Views and Attitudes Towards Blood Donation in Indian Non-Donors
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Qualitative Investigation into the Views and Attitudes Toward Blood Donation amongst Indian Non-Donors Living in England
IRAS ID
170907
Contact name
Richard Meakin
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London Sponsor Rep
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
UCL Data Protection Registration, Z6364106/2015/01/09
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 13 days
Research summary
This study aims to investigate the views and attitudes of Indian people towards blood donation.
Indian people represent 2.5% of the population of England and Wales, and yet only contribute 0.74% of total blood donated. This research aims to find out why such a low blood donation rate exists, especially in light of recent studies which predict major shortfalls in blood supply compared to blood demand in the near future due to the ageing population.
Face-to-face interviews relating to this topic will be carried out with 12-15 people over the age of 18 who identify themselves as Indian. Interviews will last roughly 30 minutes. Participants will be recruited through a General Practice in North London, and interviews will be carried out there as well. This study will be completed in May 2015.REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
15/ES/0021
Date of REC Opinion
17 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion