Table 3.

Categorization of Hemoglobin Deferral Based on the Screening Methods Used

Hemoglobin Check	Donors Enrolled
	2014 N=20,021	2015 N= 20,906	2016 N=21,017	2017 N=19,160	2018 N=18,574	Total N= 99,680	Hb Deferral (%)
A) Screened by Copper sulfate	15,766	16,845	16,225	11,353	3013	63,202
i) Low Hb	801	1289	1014	644	170	3908	3.92
B) Screened by Hemoglobin analyzer	3542	3125	3980	6789	14,452	31,888
i) Low Hb	125	158	219	347	788	1637	1.64
ii) High Hb	37	15	32	64	249	397	0.39
						Total	5.56%