Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada.
Elisabeth VesnaverEmily GibsonMindy GoldmanTerrie Butler-FosterNolan E HillDon LapierreRichard MacDonaghKyle A RubiniGlenndl MiguelAndrew RosserPaul MacPhersonAmelia PalumboTaylor RandallWilliam Osbourne-SorrellSheila F O'BrienJoanne OtisMark GreavesTaim Bilal Al-BakriMarco ReidMaximilian LabrecqueMarc GermainShane OrvisAndrew T ClappertonDana V DevineJustin PresseauPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
The pilot plasma program as an incremental step toward more inclusive policies was mostly viewed as acceptable by the impacted communities. Historical and ongoing exclusions create unique barriers to donation. There are clear opportunities for developing theory-informed interventions to support gbMSM to donate plasma as policies continue to become more inclusive and more become eligible to donate.