Impact of changes to policy for Mexican risk travel on Canadian blood donor deferrals.
Blood Transfus
; 11(4): 580-4, 2013 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23736916
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Travel to malaria risk areas such as Mexico is a common source of donor deferral in Canada. On February 21st, 2011 the deferrable regions in Mexico were revised to permit donation if donors travelled to the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, a popular ocean-side resort area. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Canadian travel data and malaria deferral rates since 2007 were plotted to examine trends. Deferral records in one centre were accessed from January to April, 2011 to tabulate travel destinations of deferred donors immediately before and after the change.RESULTS:
Travel to Mexico and the Caribbean accounts for 63% of general population travel, and travel to Mexico has been increasing (P <0.05). Deferral for short-term malaria risk travel has a strong seasonal trend with peaks in the winter and troughs in the summer. Approximately 36,000 fewer donations were lost following the change, a reduction of 37% from the previous year. Deferrals in one centre increased for Caribbean/Central America after the change (P <0.05) consistent with the seasonal trend, but decreased for Mexico (P <0.05).DISCUSSION:
Deferrals for malaria risk travel are substantial. Careful revision and refinement of risk areas of travel can significantly reduce the burden of deferral.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
Problema de saúde:
2_cobertura_universal
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2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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3_malaria
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3_neglected_diseases
Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Doadores de Sangue
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Seleção do Doador
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Malária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Transfus
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá