Claudia Houareau1, Robert Deitenbeck2, Ariane Sümnig3, Anette Moeller4, Christiane Saadé5, Frank Stötzer6, Margarethe Heiden7, Hinnak Northoff8, Ruth Offergeld1. 1. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. 2. German Red Cross Blood Donation Service West, Hagen, Germany. 3. Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. 4. Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University Gießen, Gießen, Germany. 5. Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine and Microbiology, Helios Clinic, Pforzheim, Germany. 6. German Red Cross Blood Donation Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Mannheim, Germany. 7. Department for Transfusion Medicine, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen, Germany. 8. Center for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, ZKT, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Abstract
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.
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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