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In response, a collaborative strategy known as the \u2018Baby Dad Blood Donation Project\u2019 (BDBDP) was implemented by the Guangzhou Blood Center and associated hospitals. The current research aims to evaluate the effects of this project.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A match\u2010pair study design was adopted, involving three male participant groups: BDBDP participants (Father donors [F\u2010donors]); spontaneous donors at mobile blood drives or apheresis donation stations (Spontaneous donors [S\u2010donors]); and Non\u2010donors (N\u2010donors) who had never donated blood. F\u2010 and S\u2010donors were matched by age, donation frequency and volume. N\u2010donors, sourced from an online marketplace, were age\u2010matched with F\u2010donors. Following a 1:1:1 pairing, 535 males were selected per group. Participants completed a questionnaire and were followed for 2\u2009years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 104 (19.4%) F\u2010donors and 198 (37.0%) S\u2010donors re\u2010donated blood within 2\u2009years (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt; 0.001). Among first\u2010time donors, 36 (10.6%) F\u2010donors re\u2010donated compared to 91 (26.7%) donors. N\u2010donors exhibited a significantly lower first\u2010time donation rate (26 (4.8%),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      s\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Saving lives (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.875) was the primary motive of present blood donation among all donors, but F\u2010donors were more likely to donate blood because of preferential blood use (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Lack of motivation emerged as the primary reason why first\u2010time F\u2010donors had not donated previously.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The BDBDP effectively encouraged first\u2010time donations among the fathers\u2010to\u2010be and raised awareness about blood donation. However, re\u2010donation rates were modest, indicating the need for ongoing engagement strategies to sustain donor participation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vox.70231","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,12]],"date-time":"2026-03-12T00:59:36Z","timestamp":1773277176000},"page":"760-769","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Encouraging fathers\u2010to\u2010be to donate: Insights from the Baby Dad Blood Donation Project"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"121","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6746-8906","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jian","family":"Ou\u2010Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Blood Center  Guangzhou Guangdong China"},{"name":"The Key Medical Laboratory of Guangzhou  Guangzhou Guangdong China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiao\u2010ying","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guangzhou Blood 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