title: Analysis of efforts to maintain safe donor in main donor pool after completion of temporary deferral period.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Voluntary blood donation is not satisfactory all over India. In India, about 55% of donation is through voluntary non-remunerated blood donors (VNRBD). However, about one third already motivated blood donors are deferred due to stringent screening criteria, either temporarily or permanently. The temporarily deferred donors could be a good source of blood donation after deferral period.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study is carried out to know retrieval of blood donors those who are deferred temporarily.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study is carried out in the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre of Western India. All donors screened as per the guideline and deferred donors are categorized as temporary and permanently deferred donors.
  
  
  METHODS
  From temporarily deferred donors, reason for deferral is considered. As per reason of deferral, time duration for recalling the donor is defined. Based on this, donor is called back to donate again.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chi-square test is applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 33% donors were deferred either temporarily or permanently. In the repeat donors (5.32%) deferral rate was significantly higher than first time (1.32%) donors. Significant female preponderance was observed (15.05% vs 2.51%). Majority of temporarily deferred donors were less than 40 years of age (80.80%), graduate (82.90%), from low income group (62.90%) and profession was service (48.10%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low hemoglobin (78.30%) was the most common reason of temporary deferral, both in first time and repeat donors (71.00%). Efforts to increase the hemoglobin in the repeat donors will improve the donor retention and overall blood safety can be increased.
authors.affiliation: Medical Director, Indian Red Cross Society Blood Bank, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Ripal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tulsiani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harimoorthy
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Nabajyoti
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choudhury
keywords: Donor return; hemoglobin; retrieval; temporary deferral; voluntary non-remunerated blood donors/ blood donor
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