Table 2.
Frequency of healthcare professional referral to blood center for testing among HIV (+) and deferred donors at four blood centers in Brazil.
| Question | Hemominas-MG | Hemope-PE | Hemorio-RJ | Pro-Sangue-SP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Among HIV (+) | |||||
| Referral by healthcare professional | |||||
| Yesa | 7 (13.7) | 19 (17.3) | 7 (6.5) | 10 (13.9) | 43 (12.6) |
| No | 44 (86.3) | 91 (82.7) | 101 (93.5) | 62 (86.1) | 298 (87.4) |
| Total | 51 | 110 | 108 | 72 | 341 |
| Suggested by | |||||
| Physician | 4 (57.1) | 13 (68.4) | 4 (66.7) | 8 (80.0) | 29 (69.1) |
| Nurse | 0 | 1 (5.3) | 0 | 0 | 1(2.4) |
| Someone from health department | 1 (14.3) | 4 (21.0) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (20.0) | 9 (21.4) |
| Other | 2 (28.6) | 1 (5.3) | 0 | 0 | 3 (7.1) |
| Total | 7 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 42 |
| Among the deferred | |||||
| Referral by health care professional | |||||
| Yesb | 236 (10.8) | 96 (12.1) | 98 (17.9) | 38 (8.7) | 468 (11.8) |
| No | 1951 (89.2) | 694 (87.9) | 449 (82.1) | 400 (91.3) | 3494 (88.2) |
| Total | 2187 | 790 | 547 | 438 | 3962 |
| Suggested by | |||||
| Physician | 171 (72.5) | 66 (68.8) | 43 (43.9) | 8 (21.0) | 288 (61.5) |
| Nurse | 14 (5.9) | 6 (6.2) | 21 (21.4) | 13 (34.2) | 54 (11.5) |
| Someone from health department | 35 (14.8) | 15 (15.6) | 24 (24.5) | 12 (31.6) | 86 (18.4) |
| Other | 16 (6.8) | 9 (9.4) | 10 (10.2) | 5 (13.2) | 40 (8.6) |
| Total | 236 | 96 | 98 | 38 | 468 |
a
Hemope > Hemorio p = 0.014.
b
Hemorio > Hemope, Hemominas, FPS, p < 0.004.
Missing data not included.