Document 0857
 DOCN  M9590857
 TI    Confidential unit exclusion: the North London Blood Transfusion Centre's
       experience.
 DT    9509
 AU    Brennan MT; Hewitt PE; Moore C; Hall G; Barbara JA; NLBTC, U.K.
 SO    Transfus Med. 1995 Mar;5(1):51-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95284903
 AB    A 'Confidential AIDS Questionnaire' has been used at North London Blood
       Transfusion Centre (NLBTC) donor sessions since July, 1985. The aim of
       the questionnaire is to encourage self-exclusion by those donors whose
       behaviour puts them at risk of HIV infection. In a situation where such
       individuals cannot avoid donating they can indicate, in confidence, that
       their blood should not be used for transfusion. Since the introduction
       of this procedure, an average of 10 donors per month, who admitted
       relevant risk behaviour, have been permanently excluded and a number of
       prospective donors have excluded themselves when faced with the
       questionnaire. We have found the questionnaire to be well accepted by
       donors. It is a useful adjunct to routine donor selection and
       microbiological testing of donations in our efforts to minimize
       transfusion-transmitted infection.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*BLOOD  *Blood Donors
       *Confidentiality  Female  Hepatitis B Antibodies/BLOOD  Homosexuality,
       Male  Human  London  Male  Prostitution  *Questionnaires  Sexual
       Partners  Substance Abuse, Intravenous  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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