Factors associated with HIV infection among blood donors

Stošić, Borko

doi:10.5581/1516-8484.20120046

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“…They concluded that this type of motivation, allied to the lack of understanding of the immunological window period, compromises transfusion safety (8) . Some authors report that individuals at high-risk for HIV infection do exams by donating blood as they believe they are more reliable than those performed at other laboratories (5,9) . Other authors observed that, contrary to what might be expected, not always are voluntary donors, considered altruistic, safer than replacement donors that are usually responding to friends or relatives' requests and may be pressured to donate (10) .…”

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Factors associated with failure of clinical screening among blood donors who have altered serological results in the Centro Regional de Hemoterapia de Ribeirão Preto

Ferreira¹,

Passos²

2012

Revista Brasileira De Hematologia E Hemoterapia

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Objective This study aimed to investigate the frequency of positive results for hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis in blood donations at the Centro Regional de Hemoterapia de Ribeirão Preto, to describe donors with positive results according to some demographic and socioeconomic variables, to identify risk factors associated to these donors and the reasons that they were not detected during clinical screening. Methods A descriptive study was performed between July 1st 2005 and July 31st 2006 by interviewing 106 donorsafter medical consultations where they were informed of positive results for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV or syphilis. ResultsThere was a predominance of first-time donors, males, under 50-year olds, married individuals, from Ribeirão Preto, with elementary education, low economic status and of people who donated at the request of friends or relatives. Hepatitis C was the most frequently detected infection (56.6%), followed by hepatitis B (20.7%), HIV (12.3%) and syphilis(10.4%). About 40% of donors had omitted risk factors for different reasons: because they trusted the results of serological tests, did not feel comfortable about talking of risk factors or did not consider them relevant. Other justifications were the duration of the interview, the interviewer was unskilled, embarrassment and doubts about confidentiality. Conclusion The results indicate the need for changes in the approach to clinical screening and a review of methods to attract and guide potential donors.

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