Association between religiousness and blood donation among Brazilian postgraduate students from health-related areas
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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between religiousness and blood donation among postgraduate students. Methods: The Portuguese-language version of the Duke University Religion Index was administered to a sample of 226 Brazilian students with ages ranging from 22 to 55 years. All study participants had completed undergraduate courses in health-related areas. Results: In the present study, 23.5% of the students were regular donors. Organizational religiousness was found to be associated with attitudes related to blood donation. This study also shows evidence that regular blood donors have a higher intrinsic religiousness than subjects who donate only once and do not return. Conclusion: This study shows that the attitudes concerning blood donation may have some association with religiosity. © 2014 Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.
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Association between religiousness and blood donation among Brazilian postgraduate students from health-related areas
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between religiousness and blood donation among postgraduate students. METHODS The Portuguese-language version of the Duke University Religion Index was administered to a sample of 226 Brazilian students with ages ranging from 22 to 55 years. All study participants had completed undergraduate courses in health-related areas. RESU...
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