Blood donation from 2006 to 2015 in Zhejiang Province, China: annual consecutive cross-sectional studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the basic demographical characteristics of whole blood donors in Zhejiang Province, China, from 2006 to 2015 and to examine the trends in individual characteristics associated with blood donation and the relationship between weight and donation.

Design

Cross-sectional study comparing characteristics of blood donors and annual donations for the period 2006 to 2015.

Setting

Urban and rural communities in Zhejiang, China (11 cities, 89 districts or counties and 1379 townships).

Participants

3 226 571 volunteer blood donors.

Outcome measures

Volume of each whole blood donation and donation frequency. All data were collected by trained staff and entered into a standardised electronic information system.

Results

The number

SUBMITTER: Hu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530455 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature