Bone marrow donation: factors influencing intentions in African Americans.(Clinical report)

From: Oncology Nursing Forum | Date: March 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Purpose/Objectives: To identify factors influencing the intentions of African Americans to donate or not to donate bone marrow.

Design: Exploratory, descriptive.

Setting: Participants were recruited from three churches, four public housing developments, and a university teaching hospital--all in the Philadelphia, PA, area.

Sample: African American adults aged 18-60 years and able to read, write, and speak English.

Methods: Focus groups were conducted for the purpose of instrument development. A factor analysis was conducted on questionnaire data. A multiple ...

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