title: Association between religiousness and blood donation among Brazilian postgraduate students from health-related areas.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that the attitudes concerning blood donation may have some association with religiosity.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: edson@fmrp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zangiacomi Martinez
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Guimarães
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Dos Santos Almeida
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Garcia Braz
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Duarte de Carvalho
keywords: Attitudes; Blood donors; Health knowledge; Religion; Students