title: Giving blood and enrolling on the stem cell donor registry: ranking of obstacles and motives in Switzerland.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To obtain a better understanding of factors affecting blood and blood stem cell donation behavior in Switzerland, a series of studies has been performed. In the recent study of this series, which is described here, motivators and barriers in the field of blood and blood stem cell donation were identified.
  
  
  METHODS
  Web-based survey data from a non-random sample of the Swiss population 2012/2013 (n = 3,153) were used to describe and compare the ranking of motives and obstacles to donate blood and to enroll on the Swiss blood stem cell registry. Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Spearman's rank correlations were used to assess differences and associations between ranks and groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prospect of saving lives and solidarity were the top two motives to donate blood or to enroll on the blood stem cell registry. The top two obstacles to enroll on the blood stem cell registry were lack of general information on blood stem cell donation and on its risks, whereas the top two obstacles to donate blood were the lack of information where and when to donate and deferral of or exclusion from blood donation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Classical altruistic motives are top drivers for giving blood as well as registering for blood stem cell donation. Recruitment campaigns should focus on these motivators. Similarities in motivational factors as well as in obstacles regarding blood and blood stem cell donation can be found.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Transfusion SRC, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bart
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Volken
authors.affiliation: Swiss Transfusion SRC, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Transfusionsmedizin, Department of Haematology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Behrouz Mansouri
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Taleghani
keywords: Blood donation; Blood stem cell donation; Donor motivation