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This study aimed to examine the socio-demographic profile of blood donors and to identify the key barriers and facilitators influencing blood donation practices framed within psychological, informational, logistical, and social dimensions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted among donors at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) using a structured questionnaire to assess sociodemographic characteristics and perceived barriers and facilitators of blood donation. Multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors of donation behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 262 participants completed the study, of whom 73.0% were regular donors and 27.0% were first-time or non-regular donors. Multivariable analysis revealed several significant predictors of regular blood donation. Among demographic factors, married individuals had higher odds of donating regularly (aOR\u202f=\u202f2.07, 95% CI: 1.02\u20134.20,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.043). In contrast, participants with higher educational attainment were less likely to be regular donors, including those with a diploma (aOR\u202f=\u202f0.13,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) and those with a degree or above (aOR\u202f=\u202f0.19,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.002). High altruism and motivation were the strongest facilitators (aOR\u202f=\u202f2.79, 95% CI: 1.39\u20135.61,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.004). Conversely, limited knowledge of donation procedures (aOR\u202f=\u202f0.31, 95% CI: 0.15\u20130.64,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.001) and prior detrimental experiences (aOR\u202f=\u202f0.21, 95% CI: 0.09\u20130.49,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) significantly reduced the likelihood of regular donation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight the strong influence of altruism, social factors, and donor experience on promote regular blood donation. Interventions should also specifically target single and highly educated individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1881667","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T05:35:38Z","timestamp":1788845738000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychological, informational, logistical, and social determinants of regular blood donation in Malaysia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Rabiatul Adawiyah","family":"Miswan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sook Zhen","family":"Yong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Transfusion Medicine, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lois Xin Ning","family":"Low","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christina Lai Ling","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Transfusion Medicine, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li Ping","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya","place":["Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"]},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University","place":["Fuzhou, Fujian, China"]},{"name":"Fujian Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Fujian Medical University","place":["Fuzhou, Fujian, China"]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yulan","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University","place":["Fuzhou, Fujian, China"]},{"name":"Fujian Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Fujian Medical University","place":["Fuzhou, Fujian, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chenyun","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Management, Fujian Medical University","place":["Fuzhou, Fujian, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"202","DOI":"10.1093\/labmed\/lmaa056","article-title":"Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction due to pooled platelets: a rare but serious adverse event","volume":"52","author":"Gammon","year":"2021","journal-title":"Lab Med"},{"key":"ref2","volume-title":"Blood Safety and Availability","year":"2023"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"105","DOI":"10.31674\/mjn.2023.v15isupp1.011","article-title":"Awareness, motivation, and barrier of blood donation among adults in Puncak Alam","volume":"15","author":"Hasnoor","year":"2023","journal-title":"Malays J Nurs"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"20","DOI":"10.47836\/mjmhs.19.2.5","article-title":"Study of knowledge, motivational factors, and potential barriers concerning blood donation between lapsed and regular blood donors","volume":"19","author":"Hassan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Malays J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref5","volume-title":"Facilitators and Barriers to Donor Detection Based on Hospital Staff Opinions in Different Hospitals","author":"Abdolmohammadi","year":"2022"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2322","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_415_19","article-title":"Knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation among health professions students in Saudi Arabia; 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