Minority and foreign‐born representation among US blood donors: demographics and donation frequency for 2006

Murphy, Edward L.; Shaz, Beth H.; Hillyer, Christopher D.; Carey, Patricia M.; Custer, Brian; Hirschler, Nora V.; Fang, Junyong; Schreiber, George B.

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02271.x

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“…1 In 2006, 86.7% of US donors were white, 5.8% were black or African American, 3.5% were Hispanic, 2.3% were Asian, and 1.7% were of other race/ethnicity. 2 Since then, donor centers have implemented programs to increase donor diversity. 3,4 However, the impact and sustainability of these programs on increasing and retaining the minority donor base is unknown.…”

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Trends in US minority red blood cell unit donations

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BACKGROUND To provide the appropriately diverse blood supply necessary to support alloimmunized and chronically transfused patients, minority donation recruitment programs have been implemented. This study investigated temporal changes in minority red blood cell (RBC) donation patterns in the United States. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Data on donor race and ethnicity from 2006 through 2015, including the number of unique donors, collections, RBCs successfully donated, and average annual number of RBC donations per donor (donor fraction), were collected from eight US blood collectors. Minority donors were stratified into the following groups: Asian, black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, white, multiracial/other, and no answer/not sure. RESULTS Over the 10‐year period, white donors annually constituted the majority of unique donors (range, 70.7%‐73.9%), had the greatest proportion of collections (range, 76.1%‐79.8%), and donated the greatest proportion of RBC units (range, 76.3%‐80.2%). These donors also had the highest annual donor fraction (range, 1.82‐1.91 units per donor). Black or African American donors annually constituted between 4.9 and 5.2% of all donors during the study period and donated between 4.0 and 4.3% of all RBC units. Linear regression analysis revealed decreasing numbers of donors, collections, and donated RBC units from white donors over time. CONCLUSION Although the US population has diversified, and minority recruitment programs have been implemented, white donors constitute the majority of RBC donors and donations. Focused and effective efforts are needed to increase the proportion of minority donors.

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“…The strong presence of immigrants (two to three times more than the rest of the province) may partially explain the unique situation of these two cities. As reported by several authors [11,12,14,15], immigrants tend to give less blood for religious, cultural or other reasons such as a misunderstanding of the process or safety of the system [34,35]. Consequently, this variable is also negatively significant in five of the eight subgroup analyses (Table 4).…”

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“…Similarly, unemployment rate is lower for the 18-29 and 60-69 groups but higher for the [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] group. Average income is lower in high donation rate areas for the 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59 analyses while high-education is significantly higher only for the youngest blood donor (the 18-29 age category).…”

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Blood donation clusters in Québec, Canada (2003–2008): spatial variations according to sex and age

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“…Surveys conducted in the United States show that ethnic minorities, 5 and especially African Americans, donate blood in proportionally fewer numbers Price et al 2009;Murphy et al 2009). Among Blacks, there has been a historical mistrust of the medical establishment (Boulware et al 2002;Petersen 2002) and of biomedical research (Bussey-Jones et al 2010), as well as a perception of discrimination and racism associated with the health system (Adegbembo et al 2006;Murphy et al 2009). Shaz et al (2009) stated that Blacks were more preoccupied with the question of confidentiality than Whites.…”

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The Paradoxical Situation of Blood Donation in the Haitian-Quebec Community

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Blood donation involves precise regulations aiming to protect donors and recipients. At the beginning of the 1980's, thousands of Canadians were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. To prevent the contamination of blood products, health authorities asked Haitians, among other groups, to voluntarily refrain from giving blood. Witness testimonies at the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada (Krever Commission) show how profoundly affected Haitians were by these events. Today, we know that it is preferable to use phenotyped blood from the same community as the donor in the case of certain diseases. Increasing blood donation from the Black community is believed to be the best way to find donors who will be compatible with patients suffering from sickle-cell disease. Blood supply agencies such as Héma-Québec are seeking to convince Haitians to give blood in greater numbers. However, this task represents a great challenge, since, less than one generation ago, authorities asked that Haitians voluntarily abstain from donating blood. This paradoxical situation inspired the present analysis. Through the conceptual lens of a constructivist approach to ethnicity, this case study draws on a number of sources. By retracing the history of this community and the major events that have affected it over the decades, we are brought to a better understanding of the perceptions and realities of the Haitian community in Montreal with regard to blood donation. Our analyses show that even if Haitian-Quebec leaders are positively disposed towards blood donation, our results also expose that past events of the 1980's have not been forgotten. Even if many are now willing to give blood to meet specific medical needs, for some, this could also contradict the usual universalist and altruistic message of blood donation. This case study highlights the importance of examining what happens at the relational boundary between minority and majority groups: after all, these events also contribute to redefining them. RésuméLe don de sang au Québec est encadré par des règles définies pour protéger les donneurs et ceux qui doivent subir une transfusion sanguine. Au début des années 1980, des milliers de Canadiens seront infectés par le VIH et l'Hépatite C. Pour prévenir la contamination des produits sanguins, les autorités sanitaires ont invité certains groupes, dont les Haïtiens, à s'abstenir volontairement de donner du sang. Les témoignages à la Commission d'enquête sur l'approvisionnement en sang au Canada (Commission Krever) ont montré à quel point les Haïtiens-Québécois en ont été affectés. Aujourd'hui, on sait qu'il est préférable d'utiliser le sang phénotypé qui provient de la même communauté que le donneur dans le cas de certaines maladies. Par exemple, l'augmentation de dons de sang de la communauté noire serait la meilleure façon de trouver des donneurs compatibles avec les patients atteints d'anémie falciforme. Convaincre les Haïtiens de donner du sang en plus grand nombre semble pourtant un véritable défi du fait q...

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Minority and foreign‐born representation among US blood donors: demographics and donation frequency for 2006

Abstract: Background-Historically, minority populations represented only a small proportion of USA blood donors, but recent trends in immigration and potential blood shortages emphasize the need for recruitment strategies to increase minority donations.

Cited by 53 publications

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Trends in US minority red blood cell unit donations

Trends in US minority red blood cell unit donations

Blood donation clusters in Québec, Canada (2003–2008): spatial variations according to sex and age

The Paradoxical Situation of Blood Donation in the Haitian-Quebec Community

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