Fatores influenciadores da intenção de doar sangue: proposição de um modelo exploratório

Purpose – Identify the main factors that significantly influence individuals living in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte / MG to donate blood.Design/methodology/approach – Methodologically, it was decided to develop a quantitative research, developed in the light of structural equation modeling, allowing the development of an exploratory behavioral model about the intention to donate blood.Findings – As main results, it was identified that the 'attitude towards screening' contributes significantly to the 'perception of safety' that the individual has about the process of blood donation.Research limitations/implications – Difficulty of access to the main hemotherapy center in the state, Minas Gerais Blood Bank Foundation (HEMOMINAS), a fact that prevented access to up-to-date data on the region's blood donation scenario.Practical implications – The indicators that are directly related to the practice of blood donation obtained statistically significant mean differences between the group of individuals who already donated blood and those who never donated, the former being more sensitive to calls for donation.Originality/value – There is a deepening of the knowledge of the variables that influence the individual who voluntarily performs an act such as blood donation. In this sense, this study provides inputs for the development of more assertive, efficient and effective blood donation public policies, contributing to the recovery of blood banks and raising the rate of donors in the country.Finalidade - Identificar os principais fatores que influenciam significativamente indivíduos residentes na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte/MG a doarem sangueDesenho / metodologia / abordagem - Metodologicamente optou-se por desenvolver uma pesquisa quantitativa, desenvolvida à luz da modelagem de equações estruturais, permitindo que fosse desenvolvido um modelo exploratório comportamental acerca da intenção de doar sangue.Constatações - Como principais resultados identificou-se que a ‘atitude em relação à triagem’ contribui significativamente para a ‘percepção de segurança’ que o indivíduo possui acerca do processo de doação de sangue.Limitações / implicações da pesquisa - Dificuldade de acesso ao principal centro de hemoterapia do estado, a Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Estado de Minas Gerais (HEMOMINAS), fato que impediu o acesso a dados atualizados sobre o cenário de doação sanguínea da região.Implicações práticas - Os indicadores que estão diretamente relacionados à prática da doação sanguínea obtiveram diferenças de médias estatisticamente significantes entre o grupo de indivíduos que já doaram sangue e que aqueles que nunca doaram, sendo que os primeiros são mais sensíveis aos apelos em prol da doação.Originalidade / valor - Aprofundamento no conhecimento das variáveis que influenciam o indivíduo que, voluntariamente, executa um ato como a doação de sangue. Nesse sentido, este estudo fornece insumos para o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas de doação de sangue mais assertivas, eficazes e efetivas, contribuindo para a recuperação dos bancos de sangue e elevação da taxa de doadores do país

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Power sector reforms across Latin America in the 1990s based on privatization, liberalization, and market forces were largely unavoidable. This book argues that while there is no turning back from this process, many reforms may not prove sustainable without further efforts to build a stronger institutional platform to support them. The analytical framework presented in this book establishes a baseline for the sustainability of reforms and identifies additional areas for exploration, analysis and inquiry. This baseline is critical to setting the stage for the next generation of reforms- or mid-course corrections- that will be necessary to enhance the sustainability of changes in progress. It includes case studies of power sector reforms in Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala, as well as a timely section on the security of supply