Impact of recent criteria changes for the deferral criteria specific to men who have sex with men in France
Reducing the deferral period for MSM in April 2020 did not negatively impact residual risks, which remained very low, or the rate of positive donations, except for syphilis, which requires careful monitoring. To ensure equal access to blood donation, MSM have been allowed to donate blood under the same conditions as other donors since March 2022 (i.e., no more than one sexual partner in the last 4 months).
Authors
- Florence Lot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-1443)
- Élodie Pouchol
- Syria Laperche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6497-0108)
- Vanina Corominas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-1329)
- Pierre Tiberghien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-8322)
- Claire Sauvage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-9691)
- Sophie Le Cam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-3580)
- Karl Stéfic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-9194)
- Pascal Morel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-7717)
Institutions
- Université de Tours (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine (FR)
- Santé Publique France (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR)
- Établissement Français du Sang (FR)
- Institut thématique Santé Publique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13726
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46