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Blood donor deferral for men who have sex with men: still room to move.

Bridget Gabrielle HaireKate WhitfordJohn M Kaldor
Published in: Transfusion (2017)
A 12-month deferral for gay and bisexual men exceeds what is required to maintain blood safety. This disparity potentially causes social harm without any additional benefit to public health. Reducing the deferral period to 3 months will not increase health risk to recipients and may have the social benefit of increasing inclusiveness.
Keyphrases
  • men who have sex with men
  • health risk
  • hiv testing
  • hiv positive
  • public health
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • heavy metals
  • drinking water
  • middle aged
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • south africa
  • antiretroviral therapy