en Health Promotion Health Promotion پژوهشي Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Background:</strong> Considering the shortcomings of the government and donors&rsquo; background, public participation in the development of the healthcare system is an essential strategy in national social development. The present study aimed to evaluate</span></span>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">the influential factors in donor participation.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong>Methods:</strong> This applied, descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 230 donors in Iran during 2018-2019. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, and its internal consistency was evaluated using the Cronbach&#39;s alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 26.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> In total, 70.9% of the participants were male, and the remaining were female. Self-employment was reported in 59.2% of the participants, and the others were government employees. The most significant correlations were observed between volunteering (r = 0.776) and religious beliefs (r = 0.644) with donor participation, while the least significant correlation was between social awareness and donor participation &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r = 0.121). No significant associations were denoted between education level, income status, and donor participation.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> According to the results, the most important influential factors in donor participation were volunteerism and religious beliefs. Therefore, it is recommended that policymakers and decision-makers pay special attention to the importance of donor activities in the healthcare system.</span></span></div> Healthcare system, Donors, Participatory action, Charity medical center, Sociology 134 141 http://jhehp.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-384-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hamid Reza Eshraghi hreshr@gmail.com 100319475328460010303 100319475328460010303 No Department of Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran. Rahmatollah Amir Ahmadi amirahmadi569@yahoo.com 100319475328460010304 100319475328460010304 Yes Department of Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran. Mohammad Reza Naeemi m.r.naeimi60@gmail.com 100319475328460010305 100319475328460010305 No Department of Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran.