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Whole blood donor behavior and availability after deferral: Consequences of a new ferritin monitoring policy.
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- Understanding donor behaviour following a deferral for low haemoglobin: A cross-sectional survey study.Vox sanguinis · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Determinants of HIF-1α Response to Blood Donation and Hematopoietic Factors: Epidemiological and Public Health Perspectives from Voluntary Donors.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Defining Global Thresholds for Serum Ferritin: A Challenging Mission in Establishing the Iron Deficiency Diagnosis in This Era of Striving for Health Equity.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Analysis of blood donor deferral pattern in Uttar Pradesh, India.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Non-Invasive Zinc Protoporphyrin Screening Offers Opportunities for Secondary Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Blood Donors.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2023Article
- A reference interval study of ferritin and transferrin levels in donors from two blood centers.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
- Explainable haemoglobin deferral predictions using machine learning models: Interpretation and consequences for the blood supply.Vox sanguinis · 2022Article
- Whole blood donor behavior and availability after deferral: Consequences of a new ferritin monitoring policy.Transfusion · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo prevent (negative consequences of) temporary deferral due to low hemoglobin, the Dutch national blood service Sanquin introduced a ferritin monitoring policy in 2017. Ferritin is measured after the donation (as opposed to before donation for hemoglobin), and low ferritin levels lead to deferral of 6 (ferritin 15-30 ng/mL) or 12 months (ferritin <15 ng/mL). We explored the consequences of this policy on donor behavior and availability. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsWe included all Dutch whole blood donors who made a donation (attempt) between 13 November and 31 December 2017. At that point, the ferritin monitoring policy was randomly implemented in 8 of 29 regional clusters of collection centers. We extracted information from Sanquin's donor database about donors' deferrals, subsequent donation attempts, and donation cessation (up to 31 December 2019). Donors deferred for low ferritin were compared to those deferred for low hemoglobin or other reasons, as well as to donors who were not deferred.
resultsA total of 55 644 donors were included (11% deferred). For donor behavior, we found that donors deferred for low ferritin less often unsubscribed and switched to other donation types, yet also made fewer donations in the follow-up period. For availability, we found they were less often deferred, yet they were unavailable to donate for a longer period.
conclusionResults suggest that the implementation of a ferritin monitoring policy may lead to a decrease in donor availability and reduced donations. However, the policy is successful in retaining more donors and reducing low hemoglobin deferrals.
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