Table IIIb.
Attitudes of MSM towards time-limited deferral of blood donors.
Intention to comply* with time-limited deferral among non-donors (n=131) and donors (n=119).
| Non-donor | Donor | |||
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| n | % | n | % | |
| Would definitely declare | 47 | 35.9% | 26 | 21.8% |
| Likely to declare | 25 | 19.1% | 45 | 37.8% |
| Possibly; may not declare | 24 | 18.3% | 15 | 12.6% |
| Would not declare | 20 | 15.3% | 22 | 18.5% |
| Currently undecided | 15 | 11.5% | 11 | 9.2% |
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| Total | 131 | 100.0% | 119 | 100.0% |
*
Compliance means the declaration of an individual that he is a MSM while completing the Health Screening Questionnaire before donation.