Demographic, risk factors and motivations among blood donors with reactive serologic tests for syphilis in São Paulo, Brazil

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 169-175

  Ferreira, S C ^a,b   De Almeida Neto, C ^b,c   Nishiya, A S ^a,b   Oliveira, C D L ^d   Ferreira, J E ^e   Alencar, C S ^a,c   Levi, J E ^b   Salles, N A ^b   Mendrone, A ^b   Sabino, E C ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Motivation; Risk factors; Risk taking; Syphilis serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; AGE; AGED; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DONOR SELECTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84901505005     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12124     Document Type: Article

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