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The impact of blood donation deferral strategies on the eligibility of men who have sex with men and other sexual risk behavior in Australia.

Yasmin MowatVeronica C HoadBarbara M MasserJohn M KaldorAnita E HeywoodRachel ThorpeHamish McManusSkye McGregorBridget Gabrielle Haire
Published in: Transfusion (2024)
Changing the deferral criteria and sexual risk evaluation would lead to a higher proportion of GBM being eligible to donate blood. Knowledge of the current GBM deferral period is very low. Improved education about the current criteria and any future changes are required to improve blood donation rates.
Keyphrases
  • men who have sex with men
  • hiv testing
  • hiv positive
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • south africa
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hiv infected