TABLE 1.

Collection characteristics among 28 participating blood donation centers in francophone Africa in 2009

Characteristics	Number (%) of centers
Type of center
Regional	12 (43)
National	6 (21)
Hospital based	6 (21)
Collection unit	4 (14)
Total number of units collected
<1,000	1 (4)
1,000–4,999	6 (26)
5,000–9,999	3 (13)
10,000–19,999	7 (31)
20,000 or more	6 (26)
Proportion (%) of units collected on units required
<25	0 (0)
25–49.9	2 (10)
50–74.9	8 (38)
≥75	11 (52)
Blood unit shortage (number per year)
<1,000	1 (7)
1,000–4,999	6 (43)
5,000–9,999	3 (21)
10,000–19,999	4 (29)
Blood unit surplus (number per year)
<1,000	2 (29)
1,000–4,999	3 (42)
5,000–9,999	2 (29)
Centers with a donor management unit	23 (82)
Donor candidates per year
<5,000	8 (33)
5,000–9,999	2 (8)
10,000–19,999	9 (38)
20,000–39,000	3 (13)
40,000 or more	2 (8)
Donors excluded by medical interview per year
<5,000	19 (90)
5,000–9,999	1 (5)
10,000–19,999	1 (5)
Proportion (%) of donors excluded by medical interview per year
<10	10 (48)
10–19.9	4 (19)
20–29.9	6 (28)
30 or more	1 (5)