ArticleTransfusion2015
Blood donor deferral for men who have sex with men: the Blood Donation Rules Opinion Study (Blood DROPS).
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Interventions Used to Increase Blood Donor Compliance with Deferral Criteria.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2021Pooled it
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- Openness about sexuality predicts deferral policy noncompliance among recent MSM (men who have sex with men) blood donors: An exploratory analysis.Transfusion · 2025Article
- Compliance with gender-neutral sexual behavior-based blood donor screening questions.Transfusion · 2025Article
- MSM and blood donation: shifting to individualized risk assessment.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2023Article
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- Evaluating blood donor experiences and barriers/facilitators to blood donation in the United States using YouTube video content.Transfusion · 2021Article
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- Importance of information provision in the acceptance of blood donation criteria by the general public in Belgium.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2018Article
- Transition to a 1-year deferral for male blood donors who report sexual contact with men: staff perspectives at one blood collection organization.Transfusion · 2018Article
- Which Infectious Blood Donors Could Be Identified by the Donor History Questionnaire? - Comparison of Blood Donors Infected with HIV or HCV with Notified Cases from General Population in Germany.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2018Article
- Blood donor deferral policies across Europe and characteristics of men whohave sex with men screened for human immunodeficiency virus in bloodestablishments: data from the European Men-who-have-sex-with-men Internet Survey (EMIS).Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2018Article
- Attitudes, perceptions and knowledge among men who have sex with men towards the blood donation deferral policy in Israel.PloS one · 2017Article
- The ban on blood donation on men who have sex with men: time to rethink and reassess an outdated policy.The Pan African medical journal · 2017Article
- Preferred Names, Preferred Pronouns, and Gender Identity in the Electronic Medical Record and Laboratory Information System: Is Pathology Ready?Journal of pathology informatics · 2017Article
- Should Men who have sex with Men be allowed to donate blood in Israel?Israel journal of health policy research · 2016Article
- Test seeking: are healthcare professionals referring people to blood centers for infections marker testing?Hematology, transfusion and cell therapyArticle
- Blood donation deferral policies among men who have sex with men in Brazil.Hematology, transfusion and cell therapyArticle
- Blood Donation, Sexual Practices, and Self-Perceived Risk for HIV in the United States Among Young Adult Men Who Have Sex With Men.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the United States, any man who discloses having had sex with another man (MSM) even once since 1977 is currently deferred from donating blood. A study was conducted to assess noncompliance with the policy at four geographically dispersed blood centers. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsMale donors 18+ years of age with e-mail addresses were randomly selected and invited to complete a confidential online survey between August and October 2013. No additional recruitment e-mails were sent. Survey content included demographics, sexual history, donation history, compliance with the policy, and opinions about current and modified policies.
resultsResponse rate was 11.5% but varied by center (6.3% to 21.7%). Of 3183 completed surveys, 2.6% of respondents (95% confidence interval, 2.1%-3.2%) reported donation after male-male sex. Noncompliance was not statistically different among the centers (p = 0.1), but was related to age with 5.7, 4.6, 2.5, and 1.0% of donors 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 54, and 50+ years of age, respectively, reporting noncompliance (p < 0.001). Of all respondents, 6.8% reported at least six female and 0.3% reported at least six male sex partners in the past 5 years. Opinions about the current MSM policy were mixed with noncomplying donors more supportive of change than complying donors. Approximatey half of noncompliers indicated they would adhere to a 1-year deferral.
conclusionNoncompliance with the MSM policy is evident and may be increasing compared to earlier data. Any change from the current policy will require close monitoring to determine whether it affects residual risk of HIV in the US blood supply.
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