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Good Feasibility of the New German Blood Donor Questionnaire.
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Transfusion Medicine & Hemotherapy . Aug2017, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p232-239. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: We assessed the effect of the uniform donor questionnaire (UDQ) on deferral rates in first-time and repeat donors. We focused on the introduced question about unprotected sexual contact with a new partner. Another goal was a stratified comparison of the deferral rates of the donor questionnaire (DQ) and UDQ. Methods: Data on donors and deferrals using the DQ and UDQ were collected at four blood establishments. The comparison included a 2-year period by questionnaire version. For the comparison of the questionnaires, an adjusted multinomial logistic regression was performed. Results: The analysis included 260,848 donations. First-time (FTD) and repeat donations (RD) showed higher deferral rates with the UDQ (FTD +5.4%, RD +1.4%). Deferral due to a new partner was 3.0% in firsttime and 0.4% in repeat donors. The majority of these occurred in the youngest age groups. The most frequent deferral criterion was 'disease' (5.1%). Conclusion: The regression revealed stronger predictors for deferral than the questionnaire version. Especially younger age carried a higher and independent risk for deferral. The additional deferrals of mainly young first-time donors due to a new sexual partner may identify those donors with potential heterosexual risk behavior who would otherwise not be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLOOD donors
*DONOR blood supply
*BLOOD
*UNSAFE sex
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SAFETY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16603796
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transfusion Medicine & Hemotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124570636
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000477942