What is it about?
We conducted a study to evaluate knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and practices related to HIV testing among blood donor candidates in three large blood centres in Brazil.
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Why is it important?
Reducing risk of HIV window period transmission requires understanding of donor knowledge and attitudes related to HIV and risk factors.
Perspectives
In this article we concluded that decreasing test‐seeking and changing beliefs about the appropriateness of individuals with behavioural risk factors donating blood could reduce the risk of transfusing an infectious unit.
Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Knowledge of HIV testing and attitudes towards blood donation at three blood centres in Brazil, Vox Sanguinis, December 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12114.
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