HIV-related risk factors of blood donors in northern Thailand before and after knowing HIV test results
Author(s) -
Pathom Sawanpanyalert,
Wat Uthaivoravit,
Hideki Yanai,
Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat,
Timothy D. Mastro,
Kenrad E. Nelson
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.2.408
Subject(s) - deferral , medicine , donation , epidemiology , blood donor , hiv test , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , risk factor , demography , blood test , blood transfusion , environmental health , immunology , population , health facility , health services , business , accounting , sociology , economics , economic growth
The epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection led blood banks to initiate donation deferral criteria based on self-reported risk factors. However little information is available on the differences in reporting risk factors before and after HIV status is known.
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