. 2021 Dec 8;62(2):355–364. doi: 10.1111/trf.16755

TABLE 1.

Interview guide

Cognitive interview questions	Topics explored with open‐ended questions
Q1: What was your sex assigned at birth? Q2: What is your current gender? Q3: In the last 3 months, have you had a new sexual partner? ^a Q4: In the last 3 months, have you and your sexual partner only had sex with each other? ^a Q5: In the last 3 months, have you had anal sex? ^a	Experiences with blood/plasma donation Reasons for donating Experiences with completing the DQ Awareness of Canadian Blood Services' efforts to advance screening and eligibility for gbMSM and trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse donors Views on Canadian Blood Services' efforts

Cognitive interview questions

Topics explored with open‐ended questions

Q1: What was your sex assigned at birth?

Q2: What is your current gender?

Q3: In the last 3 months, have you had a new sexual partner? ^a

Q4: In the last 3 months, have you and your sexual partner only had sex with each other? ^a

Q5: In the last 3 months, have you had anal sex? ^a

Experiences with blood/plasma donation
Reasons for donating
Experiences with completing the DQ
Awareness of Canadian Blood Services' efforts to advance screening and eligibility for gbMSM and trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse donors
Views on Canadian Blood Services' efforts

^{^a}

Analysis of this question is included in the article.