Good feasibility of the new German blood donor questionnaire
Background: We assessed the effect of the uniform donor questionnaire (UDQ) on deferral rates in first-time and repeat donors. We focused on the introduced question about unprotected sexual contact with a new partner. Another goal was a stratified comparison of the deferral rates of the donor questi...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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July 14, 2017
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Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 232-239 |
| ISSN: | 1660-3818 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000477942 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000477942 Verlag, Volltext: https://www-karger-com.ezproxy.medma.uni-heidelberg.de/Article/FullText/477942 
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| Author Notes: | Claudia Houareau, Robert Deitenbeck, Ariane Sümnig, Anette Moeller, Christiane Saadé, Frank Stötzer, Margarethe Heiden, Hinnak Northoff, Ruth Offergeld |
| Summary: | Background: We assessed the effect of the uniform donor questionnaire (UDQ) on deferral rates in first-time and repeat donors. We focused on the introduced question about unprotected sexual contact with a new partner. Another goal was a stratified comparison of the deferral rates of the donor questionnaire (DQ) and UDQ. Methods: Data on donors and deferrals using the DQ and UDQ were collected at four blood establishments. The comparison included a 2-year period by questionnaire version. For the comparison of the questionnaires, an adjusted multinomial logistic regression was performed. Results: The analysis included 260,848 donations. First-time (FTD) and repeat donations (RD) showed higher deferral rates with the UDQ (FTD +5.4%, RD +1.4%). Deferral due to a new partner was 3.0% in first-time and 0.4% in repeat donors. The majority of these occurred in the youngest age groups. The most frequent deferral criterion was ‘disease' (5.1%). Conclusion: The regression revealed stronger predictors for deferral than the questionnaire version. Especially younger age carried a higher and independent risk for deferral. The additional deferrals of mainly young first-time donors due to a new sexual partner may identify those donors with potential heterosexual risk behavior who would otherwise not be identified. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 11.09.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1660-3818 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000477942 |