Low compliance of men having sex with men with self-deferral from blood donation in a Chinese population

摘要

BackgroundThe prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in men having sex with men (MSM) is generally higher than that in the average adult male population. In Hong Kong a permanent deferral mechanism is in place to minimise viral transmission during the window period. As regards donor deferral, the attitudes and behaviours of MSM in the community are crucial to ensuring blood safety.