title: The risk for hepatitis C infection in blood donors in Cluj County, Romania.
abstract: Blood products safety is based on different criteria including the selection of blood donors. Blood donors referred to Cluj County (Romania) Blood Transfusion Centre in January-March 2012 completed a self-administered questionnaire and were examined by a physician. Data collected from first-time and repeat donors were compared for possible risk factors for hepatitis C infection. In total, 1100 donors were selected. In first-time donors, most frequent factors were age<26 years, female gender and history of health care procedures. Behavioural risk factors (e.g. drug use, sexual promiscuity) may not be properly filtered out in blood donors, suggesting the necessity of improving the health screening process.
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Epidemiology and Primary Health Care Department, 8th Victor Babes Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Electronic address: funinganag@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hâţu
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Epidemiology and Primary Health Care Department, 8th Victor Babes Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Brumboiu
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Département d'épidémiologie et de santé publique, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czernichow
authors.affiliation: Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Epidemiology and Primary Health Care Department, 8th Victor Babes Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Bocşan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Blood borne viral infection transmission; Blood donation; Don du sang; Dépistage; Infection virales transmises par sang; Screening