British women's attitudes towards oocyte donation: ethnic differences and altruism.

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  • Author(s): Purewal S;Purewal S; van den Akker OB
  • Source:
    Patient education and counseling [Patient Educ Couns] 2006 Dec; Vol. 64 (1-3), pp. 43-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jan 19.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Ireland NLM ID: 8406280 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0738-3991 (Print) Linking ISSN: 07383991 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Patient Educ Couns
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Limerick : Elsevier
      Original Publication: Princeton, N.J. : Excerpta Medica, c1983-
    • Subject Terms:
      Altruism*; Attitude to Health/*ethnology ; Oocyte Donation/*psychology ; White People/*ethnology ; Women/*psychology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Asia/ethnology ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; Cultural Diversity ; Educational Status ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Internal-External Control ; Nursing Methodology Research ; Occupations ; Oocyte Donation/ethics ; Oocyte Donation/legislation & jurisprudence ; Psychological Theory ; Regression Analysis ; Religion and Psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United Kingdom ; White People/education ; Women/education
    • Abstract:
      Objective: This study assessed the importance of altruism and willingness to donate oocytes in British Asian and Caucasian samples. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was used to test the importance of attitudes towards oocyte donation, normative and control beliefs to attitudes to donate oocytes.
      Method: One hundred and one participants (55% Asian, 45% Caucasian) completed questionnaires measuring altruism and attitudes to Oocyte donation. There were no socio-demographic differences between ethnic groups.
      Results: Few women were willing to donate oocytes, Asian women were least likely to donate oocytes, and altruism was not related to willingness to donate. Forty-one participants considered themselves 'possible' oocyte donors and 54 as definite 'non' donors. Possible donors reported significantly more positive attitudes towards egg donation; asking women to donate under various circumstances; to the consequences of donating their eggs; positively experiencing egg donation and to factors that would induce women to donate. Subjective norms and behavioural control also influenced intention to donate.
      Conclusion: A number of components of the TPB were able to predict possible oocyte donation, and non-oocyte donation.
      Practice Implications: This study provides some empirical support for specific factors influencing cultural differences in gamete donation in the UK. A future culturally appropriate targeted approach to donation education could redress the present imbalance in supply and demand of gametes in infertility treatment.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20060124 Date Completed: 20070323 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.pec.2005.11.007
    • Accession Number:
      16427244