Openness about sexuality predicts deferral policy noncompliance among recent MSM (men who have sex with men) blood donors: An exploratory analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood service providers use deferral policies to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections, but policy effectiveness depends on donors' honesty in disclosing risk behaviors. Identifying specific social factors within men who have sex with men (MSM) may provide insight into noncompliance with sexual behavioral deferral criteria.

Methods

We identified a sample of 136 recent blood donors from a large behavioral surveillance survey of MSM in New Zealand. Univariate analyses were used to identify factors associated with self-reported noncompliance before a two-step hierarchical regression assessed whether MSM-related social factors added to the prediction of noncompliance, compared to only considering background characteristics.

Results

Incorporating

SUBMITTER: Sriamporn KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature