Vox sanguinisHumansMaleBrazilRetrospective StudiesCross-Sectional Studies
Assessing the effect of policy change on transfusion safety in Brazil: A three-and-a-half-year study after lifting the deferral for men who have sex with men.
Anna Nishiya, Suzete Ferreira, Cesar de Almeida-Neto, Caio Almeida, Nanci Salles, Vanderson Rocha, Alfredo Mendrone-Junior
Published: 202610.1111/vox.70130
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In July 2020, Brazil removed the long-standing restrictions on blood donation by men who have sex with men (MSM), shifting donor eligibility criteria towards individual behavioural risk assessment. We sought to establish th…
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