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Interviews with Anti‐HIV‐Positive Individuals Detected through the Systematic Screening of Blood Donations: Consequences on Predonation Medical Interview
Author(s) -
Lefrère JeanJacques,
Elghouzzi MarieHélène,
Paquez François,
N'Dalla Jacob,
Nubel Luc
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1992.tb01162.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , donation , medicine , blood donations , residual risk , context (archaeology) , serology , risk factor , blood donor , epidemiology , blood bank , family medicine , immunology , infection risk , intensive care medicine , antibody , medical emergency , biology , paleontology , economics , economic growth
This study is based upon interviews with 74 individuals found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐seropositive through the screening of blood donations between January 1988 and December 1990. The donation history and the risk factor of HIV infection were established. Questions about the use of blood donation as a diagnostic test and on the notion of a predonation medical interview evoking the risk factor were asked. The majority of the individuals had a risk factor of HIV infection and had given their blood for serological testing. This data can help to adapt the predonation medical interview to the present epidemiological context of HIV infection. The improvement of this interview will contribute to the decrease of the residual transfusional risk of HIV infection.