Blood donors in Kenya: A comparison of voluntary and family replacement donors based on a population-based survey

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Kimani, D ^a   Mwangi, J ^a   Mwangi, M ^a   Bunnell, R ^b   Kellogg, T A ^c   Oluoch, T ^a   Gichangi, A ^a   Kaiser, R ^a   Mugo, N ^d   Odongo, T ^e   Oduor, M ^e   Marum, L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^e Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Family replacement donor; Kenya; Population based survey; Voluntary donor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DONOR SELECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 78651274361     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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