Improving The Recruitment Of Asian Male Students To Become Potential Stem Cell Donors
Author
Fares, Balkis
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-06
Abstract
Middlesex Marrow Society (MMS) repræsenterer Anthony Nolan Trust på Middlesex University og rekrutterer potentielle donorer til Anthony Nolans register. Donation af stamceller og knoglemarv kan hjælpe med at behandle mennesker med blodsygdomme og blodkræft. Da de fleste MMS-medlemmer er naturvidenskabsstuderende, kan de have svært ved at forklare dette til studerende uden naturvidenskabelig baggrund. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan kommunikationen med ikke-naturvidenskabelige studerende kan forbedres for at øge antallet af potentielle donorer. Der er særligt fokus på britisk-asiatiske mænd, som ifølge Anthony Nolan Trust er underrepræsenterede i registret. Studiet omfattede omfattende feltarbejde med foreningen og dens rekrutteringsklinikker samt interviews og “Future Workshops”. Resultaterne viser, at MMS’ budskab er tydeligt, men at mange studerende ikke henvender sig på grund af misforståelser om donation. Afhandlingen anbefaler derfor mere oplysning og synlighed—fx flere klinikker, plakater og lignende—for at nedbryde disse misforståelser.
Middlesex Marrow Society (MMS) represents the Anthony Nolan Trust at Middlesex University and recruits potential donors for the Anthony Nolan register. Donating stem cells and bone marrow can help treat people with blood diseases and blood cancer. Because most MMS members are science students, they may struggle to explain this to students without a science background. This thesis explores how to improve communication with non-science students to increase the number of potential donors. It focuses on male British-Asians, who, according to the Anthony Nolan Trust, are underrepresented on the register. The study involved extensive fieldwork with the society and its recruitment clinics, as well as interviews and “Future Workshops.” The findings suggest that MMS’s message is clear, but many students do not approach the society because of misconceptions about donation. The thesis therefore recommends more education and awareness—through additional clinics, posters, and similar activities—to address these misconceptions.
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