Abstract:Background: Blood service agencies depend upon the availability of regular blood donors for sustainability. The knowledge and understanding of the stochastic behavior of donors is the first step toward sustaining the blood supply. Analyzing the changes in the donor status within the donor pool will help the blood service authorities to manage the blood donation process.Objectives: The study presents a multistate Markov jump model in analyzing the changes in blood donor status during their blood donation career… Show more
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