Background and Objectives: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) donation is a behaviour promoted by many countries' health systems. However, UCB donation is not a widespread behaviour among expectant mothers, and little is known about the reasons that may lead to it. The aim of the present study was to analyse the contribution of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables among both primiparous and multiparous women in predicting intention to donate UCB. Materials and Methods: Three hundred seventy-six expectant mothers completed questionnaires that captured sociodemographic data, parity, previous donation, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and intention to donate UCB. Multigroup analysis structural equation modelling was conducted using Mplus (version 8.02). Results: Multigroup path analyses showed that intentions were strongly predicted by subjective norms and moderately predicted by positive attitudes and PBC in both primiparous and multiparous women. TPB constructs explained 71% of the variance in intentions for both groups. Conclusions: Future interventions to increase intention to donate among primiparous and multiparous women could primarily consider the influence of partner and significant others in determining positive intentions and secondarily target increasing positive attitudes and perceptions of control.

Determinants of the intention to donate umbilical cord blood in pregnant women / Fernandes, M.; Alessandri, G.; Abbad, R.; Grano, C.. - In: VOX SANGUINIS. - ISSN 0042-9007. - (2021). [10.1111/vox.13179]

Determinants of the intention to donate umbilical cord blood in pregnant women

Fernandes M.
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Alessandri G.
Secondo
Formal Analysis
;
Grano C.
Ultimo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2021

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) donation is a behaviour promoted by many countries' health systems. However, UCB donation is not a widespread behaviour among expectant mothers, and little is known about the reasons that may lead to it. The aim of the present study was to analyse the contribution of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables among both primiparous and multiparous women in predicting intention to donate UCB. Materials and Methods: Three hundred seventy-six expectant mothers completed questionnaires that captured sociodemographic data, parity, previous donation, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and intention to donate UCB. Multigroup analysis structural equation modelling was conducted using Mplus (version 8.02). Results: Multigroup path analyses showed that intentions were strongly predicted by subjective norms and moderately predicted by positive attitudes and PBC in both primiparous and multiparous women. TPB constructs explained 71% of the variance in intentions for both groups. Conclusions: Future interventions to increase intention to donate among primiparous and multiparous women could primarily consider the influence of partner and significant others in determining positive intentions and secondarily target increasing positive attitudes and perceptions of control.
2021
donor motivation; donors; embryonic stem cell
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Determinants of the intention to donate umbilical cord blood in pregnant women / Fernandes, M.; Alessandri, G.; Abbad, R.; Grano, C.. - In: VOX SANGUINIS. - ISSN 0042-9007. - (2021). [10.1111/vox.13179]
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