Compliance with gender-neutral sexual behavior-based blood donor screening questions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In September 2022, Canadian Blood Services replaced the time-based deferral for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (gbMSM) with sexual behavior-based questions. All donors who had sex with a new partner or >1 partner in the last 3 months and anal sex were deferred, permitting gbMSM with one regular partner to donate. We aimed to measure compliance with the new criteria post-implementation.

Study design and methods

Pre-implementation 42,999; post-implementation 41,157 donors were invited to complete an anonymous online sexual risks survey. Results were weighted reflecting the donor base age, sex, and geography base. Frequencies and 95% confidence intervals were calculated.

Results

In total, 13,159 donors participated pre-implementation (33% participa

SUBMITTER: O'Brien SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12315639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature